Item 21 out of 628
Lot # 21 - Very Rare Vasishka Gold Dinar Oesho type Coin of Kushan Dynasty.
Very Rare Vasishka Gold Dinar Oesho type Coin of Kushan Dynasty.
Very Rare Vasishka Gold Dinar Oesho type Coin of Kushan Dynasty. Very Rare Vasishka Gold Dinar Oesho type Coin of Kushan Dynasty.
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Start Price 60000 Estimated Price 60000-70000
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Kushan Dynasty, Vasishka (247-267 CE), Gold Dinar, “OESHO” (Shiva) type, Mint Peshawar?, Obv: the diademed king, crowned and nimbate, standing facing the left, sacrificing over an altar, holding a standard in his left hand, while a ribboned trident surmounts the altar, the Brahmi initials “Ga" near his right foot, "Tha" between the legs and "Su" to the outer right, the 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 facing forward towards the left field, the Bactrian legend "OηþO" (OESHO) on the right field, a tamgha on the left, a dotted border around the field, 7.70g, 20.41mm, (Gobl # 621), about extremely fine, Very Rare.