Item 45 out of 771
Lot # 45 - Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushans.
Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushans.
Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushans. Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushans.
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Later Kushan Dynasty, Kidara-Kushan (365-390 CE), Base Gold Dinar, "Ardokhsho" type, Obv: the king, crowned and nimbate, standing facing left, sacrificing over an altar, a ribboned trident surmounts the altar, holding a standard in his left hand, Brahmi initials "Kapana" next to the altar, "Kidara" under his raised left arm and "Kushana" to the outer right, Rev: the goddess Ardokhsho enthroned, nimbate,  facing forward, holding a cornucopia in her left hand and a diadem with ladder-like ribbon in her extended right, Brahmi initial “Ala” on the right field, tamgha on the upper-left field, dotted border around the field, 7.91g, 22.24mm, (Gobl # 617/Jongward & Cribb # 2440-41), choice very fine, Very Rare.