INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I (ca. AD 192-225). AE tetradrachm (25mm, 9.74 gm, 11h). VG. Kapisha, main mint (probably Begram), late phase. Vasudeva stands facing, nimbate head left, wearing tall cylindrical helmet, armored tunic, trousers, and boots, trident raised in left hand, dropping pellets from right hand over lit altar at left, sword at hip held by belt; filleted trident at left, nandipada to right / OHÞO, Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with one head, hair in topknot with curls outlining face, curls and eyes shown as dots, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, grounded trident in left hand, diadem with two ribbon in right; the bull Nandi standing left behind, tamgha to upper right, dottend border. ANS Kushan 1152-1164. Göbl, MK 1004. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 292 (5 December 2012), lot 258. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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