INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises. Circa AD 113-127. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.94 g, 12h). Bilingual series. Main mint in Baktria. Diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises right on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand; tamgha to left; legend begins at 1 o’clock / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head left, holding composite trident with ax in right hand, he-goat skin draped over left arm; tamgha to left, Buddhist triratana (Three Jewels) to left. MK 20/10 (O5a/R29); ANS Kushan 270 (same dies); Donum Burns –. Toned, deposits in devices, edge knock, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. VF. Extremely rare.
Ex Spink 21155 (16 December 2021), lot 8292.
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