Details
LOT 3259
Kushan Empire, time of Kujula Kadphises to Vima Takto AE Didrachm. AD 80-113. Uncertain (possibly Begram) mint. 'Soter Megas' issue.
Radiate and diademed bust to right, holding sceptre; tamgha to left / [ΒΑCΙΛ]ЄV ΒΑCΙΛЄV⟒Ν C⟒ΤΗΡ ΜЄ[ΓΑC], King on horseback to right, holding axe; tamgha to lower right. ANS Kushan 186-95; Senior B17.1vT (listed as tetradrachm); Donum Burns 60. Very Fine.(8.36gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3259
Kushan Empire, time of Kujula Kadphises to Vima Takto AE Didrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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