Indian Kushan Empire Gold AU Vasudeva Dinar

**First Time At Auction**

Central Asia, India, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I, ca. 190 to 230 CE. A very fine gold dinar of the Bactrian mint, late emission. ANACS AU55. Obverse: Vasudeva standing facing, head left, holding trident, sacrificing over altar; filleted trident to left; to right, triple pellets above and below Buddhist triratana. Reverse: Oesho (Shiva) standing facing, holding trident, before the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to left. ANS Kushan 1093. Size: 0.9" W (2.3 cm); gold quality: 91.5% to 92.64% (equivalent to 22K+); weight: 8 grams

Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, before 2010

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Condition Report: VF.