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Lot # 19 - Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type. Very Rare Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
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Kushan Dynasty, Vasishka (247-267 AD), Gold Dinar, “OESHO” (Shiva) type, Obv: crowned, nimbate, diademed king standing facing left, sacrificing over altar, a ribboned trident surmounts altar and holding another trident in left hand, a long sword held with belt, Brahmi letter “Tha” between legs, “Su” in right field and “Ga” between altar and right leg, Bactrian legend around “(þAONANOþAO B ... A Zηþ) KO KOþANO” (King of Kings), Vasishka, the Kushan, Rev: Ithyphallic Shiva standing facing front, holding trident and diadem, Bull (Nandi) standing behind to left, facing front, front right leg raised, Bactrian legend at right “OηþO” (OESHO), tamgha at upper left, 7.9, 20.65mm, (Gobl # 621), choice extremely fine, Very Rare.