INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Quarter Dinar (13mm, 1.98 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. ÞΔO(retrograde h)[A(retrograde h)OÞAO] OOhÞKI KOÞA(retrograde h)O, diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goad / (retrograde h)A(retrograde h)A OhÞ O, Nana, nimbate, and Siva standing facing, heads vis-à-vis; Nana holding scepter and box; Siva pouring water from flask and holding vajra (thunderbolt), trident, and he-goat; tamgha between. MK 167 (O20/R1); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –; CNG 117 (Archytas Collection), lot 377. Lightly toned, hint of deposits, obverse struck with worn die. Good VF. Extremely rare, two examples cited by Göbl, only the Archytas coin in CoinArchives.
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