Lot 1053 – Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho

Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho
Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho
Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho
Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho
Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho
Stamp of Coins » Kushan Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho

Lot 1053 – Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. Ardoksho

Coins » Kushan
Coin
Price realised
1’050 CHF
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 CHF
Auction date
mer. 18 juin 2025 à 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV dinar, 7.82 g. (21 mm). Obverse: king standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding staff; trident to left, Brahmi ga to right of altar, Bactrian inscription around. Reverse: Ardoksho enthroned, facing, holding cornucopia and diadem, Bactrian inscription to right, tamgha left, within dotted border.

We tentatively attribute this coin to Kanishka III, but these coins remain notoriously hard to identify (the website Coinindia.com notes “no coins have yet been definitively attributed to Kanishka III“). We rely on research of the Chand collection conducted at the British Museum for identification of this coin.

VF+, some lustre shows through.

Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 1.4.23.

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