Vasudeva I, 190 – 230

Dinar circa 190-230, AV 21 mm, 7.99 g. Legend in Kushano-Bactrian characters Vasudeva I standing facing, nimbate head l., wearing jewel-edged triangular helmet with forehead ornament, circular side ornament and jewelled earflap, diadem with tie and long ribbons to r., clad in full armour, long-sleeved knee-length tunic with heavy segmented collar and neck guard, banner behind head attached to back, coils covering arms, tunic of plate mail, worn over trousers and high boots, flames emanating from right shoulder, grounded filleted spear in l. hand, dropping pellets from r. hand over lit altar at l., sword at hip held by belt; filleted trident at l., in r. field, Kushano-Bactrian character. Rev. Legend in Kushano-Bactrian characters Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with one head, hair in topknot with curls outlining long face, curls and eyes shown as dots, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, grounded trident in l. hand, diadem with two ribbon in r.; the bull Nandi standing l. behind, tamgha to upper l. ANS, Kushan 1091-1093. Göbl, MK 640A.

About extremely fine