★ One of Six Known ★

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. AV Dinar (22mm, 8.02 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. BACIΛЄYC BACI ΛЄωN KANHÞKOY, Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / HΛIOC, Helios, nimbate and diademed, standing facing, head left, raising right hand in benedictional gesture, left hand on hip; tamgha to left. MK 25 (O1/R1); Cribb & Bracey D.G1i = A. Cunningham, “Coins of the Kushâns, or Great Yue-ti,” NC 1892, 1 = FdS 21 = Göbl, Antike 3358 = Rosenfield 90 = BM inv. 1888, 1208.537; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; CNG 105, lot 541; Triton XVI, lot 654; CNG E-369, lot 316 = SCMB 730, no A602 (all from the same dies). EF. Extremely rare, three known to Göbl (of which two are in museums [Berlin and London]), three additonal in CoinArchives, including this coin. One of the great Kushan rarities.

From the collection of Professor David R. Beatty, CM, OBE. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 654.