Item 44 out of 647
Lot # 44 - Ardokhsho type Gold Dinar Coin of Vasudeva II of Kushan Dynasty.
Ardokhsho type Gold Dinar Coin of Vasudeva II of Kushan Dynasty.
Ardokhsho type Gold Dinar Coin of Vasudeva II of Kushan Dynasty. Ardokhsho type Gold Dinar Coin of Vasudeva II of Kushan Dynasty.
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Kushan Dynasty, Vasudeva II (275-310 CE), Gold Dinar, "Ardokhsho" type, Mint Gandhara, Obv: the diademed king, crowned and nimbate, standing facing the left, sacrificing over an altar, holding a filleted standard in his left hand, while a ribboned trident surmounts the altar, the Brahmi initials "Ga" under his raised left arm, “Bha” near his right foot, and "Vasu" to the outer right, Bactrian legend around, Rev: the goddess Ardokhsho enthroned, nimbate, facing forward, holding a cornucopia in her left hand and a diadem in her extended right hand, the Bactrian legend ("APΔOXþO" (ARODKHSHO) on the right field, a tamgha in upper left field,  7.8g, 19.35mm, (Gobl # 576/Jongward & Cribb # 1649), almost complete details visible, sharply struck, choice quality, almost uncirculated, Very Rare.