INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Quarter Dinar (13mm, 1.94 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Middle phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO B αζOα hOÞα (retrograde h) O, Vasudeva, nimbate, helmeted, and diademed, standing facing, head left, holding trident, sacrificing over altar to left / Oh(retrogradeÞ)O to right, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, diadem and trident; tamgha to left. MK 505 (O11/R1); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno #244725 (this coin). Toned, deposits in devices, flaw at edge of reverse. VF. Very rare.
Ex Roma E-Sale 82 (15 April 2021), lot 829; Roma E-Sale 68 (27 February 2020), lot 829.
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