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Auction 61385  –  23 April 2024

Heritage Auctions, Auction 61385

Ancient and World Coins - India

Tu, 23.04.2024, from 2:00 AM CEST
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INDIA. Kidarite Huns. Kidara (ca. AD 365-390). AV dinar (22mm, 7.75 gm, 11h). Choice XF. Gandhara mint. Kidara standing facing, nimbate head left, with stylized arch to back and partially dot-edged body, wearing tall jeweled conical hat, knee-length kaftan with collar, long loose-fitting sleeves, and arched hemline, worn over trousers and boots, sacrificing with right hand over altar to left, grounded standard in left hand; filleted trident to left, Kushana (Brahmi) in outer right field, Kidara under king's left arm, Kapana to right of altar / Ardoxsho, nimbate, seated facing on wide, high-backed throne with ornate legs, hair in ringlets, wearing voluminous ankle-length robe and long scarf draped from right arm over lap, filleted investiture garland in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm; tamgha to left above, ala (Brahmi) monogram in right field, dotted border. ANS Kushan 2434-2443. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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