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LOT 3257
Kushan Rulers of Baktria, Kanishka CU Tetradrachm. c.AD 127-151.
ÞAO ΚANhÞKI, king standing facing, sacrificing over altar to left / ΑΘÞΟ, Athsho standing left, holding wreath with two ribbons and fire tongs. Göbl 772; ANS 459-479; AWC 3082-4. Very Fine.(16.94gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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