Item 41 out of 771
Lot # 41 - Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type. Gold Dinar Coin of Vasishka of Kushan Dynasty of Oesho type.
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Kushan Dynasty, Vasishka (247-267 CE), Gold Dinar, “OESHO” (Shiva) type, Obv: the king, crowned and nimbate, standing facing left, sacrificing over an altar, holding a standard in his left hand, a ribboned trident surmounts the altar, Brahmi initials “Ga" near his right foot, "Tha" between the legs and "Su" to the outer right, Bactrian legend “(þAONANOþAO B ... A Zηþ) KO KOþANO” (King of Kings, Vasishka, the Kushan) around the field, Rev: the deity Oesho (Shiva) standing, nimbate, facing forward, holding a trident and diadem, a bull (Nandi) standing behind towards the left field and facing forward, Bactrian legend "OηþO" (OESHO) on the right field, tamgha on the left, dotted border around the field, 7.79g, 20.80mm, (Gobl # 621), tamgha on the reverse is double-struck, choice very fine, Very Rare.