Indian Coins
Lot 2421 Session 8 (2.30pm Thursday) Indian Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $180
TAXILA, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue anonymous issue (400-450 A.D.), base gold stater, (7.896 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3696). Nearly very fine and rare.
This is a further development of the deteriation of the stylised type that continued for another 500 years in the coinage of Kashmir until the advent of Muslim rule.
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TAXILA, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue anonymous issue (400-450 A.D.), base gold stater, (7.896 ...
Estimate $150
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