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Lot # 25 - Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushan Dynasty.
Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushan Dynasty.
Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushan Dynasty. Base Gold Dinar Coin of Kidara Kushan of Later Kushan Dynasty.
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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, the Brahmi legends "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 a ladder-like ribbon in her extended right hand, the Brahmi initial “Ala” on the right field, a tamgha on the upper-left field, a dotted border around the field, 7.76g, 21.14mm, (Gobl # 617/Jongward & Cribb # 2443), about very fine, Rare.