Lot # 31 - Gold Dinar Coin of Varharan Kushanshah III of Kushano Sassanians.
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Start Price 55000 | Estimated Price 55000-65000 |
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Denomination | Gold Dinara | Metal | Gold | |
Full Description: Kushano-Sassanian, Varahran (Bahram) I Kushanshah (330-365 AD), Gold Dinar, Obv: king standing facing, head to left, wearing low crown with korymbos, flames at shoulders, wears Sassanian style armored tunic and trousers with sword hung from belt, holding in right hand ribboned trident with crescent on top surmounts and sacrificing at altar at left, holding trident with raised left hand, crescents between legs, Sassanian tamgha to right, Bactrian legend around, Rev: lord Shiva (resembling the king) standing facing, holding trident, the Bull (Nandi) behind, dotted border around, 7.9g, 34.27mm, (Gobl # 737/Mitch. ACW # 1316), choice very fine, Very Rare. |