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LOT 3256
Kushan Rulers of Baktria, Kanishka CU Tetradrachm. c. AD 127-151.
ΒΑCIΛЄΥC BACIΛEWN KANHÞAOKOV, king standing facing, sacrificing over altar to left / NANA, Nana standing right, holding wand and bowl. Göbl 783; ANS 540-545; AWC 3087-9. Very Fine.(16.21gr, 27mm, 12h.).
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Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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