The Silk Road Collection III
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October 23, 2025 – 17:00 CET
1032
Kushanas, Vasudeva I, c. 190-230, AV dinar, 7.84 g. (21 mm). Obverse: Vasudeva with halo, helmet, and diadem,
clad in full armour, standing facing, head left, flames emanating from right shoulder, holding trident, sacrificing
over altar to left; Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO (king of kings, Vasudeva Kushan). Reverse:
Oesho standing facing, holding a garland or diadem in extended right hand and trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi
standing left, Bactrian OHÞO to right, tamgha to upper left.
Near VF, with some good details on the king and the reverse, despite flatness to high points, obverse inscription
mostly legible. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 3.1.15
CHF 700 - 1’400
1033
Kushanas, Vasudeva I, c. 190-230, AV dinar, 7.85 g. (23 mm). Obverse: Vasudeva with halo, helmet, and diadem,
clad in full armour, standing facing, head left, flames emanating from right shoulder, holding trident, sacrificing
over altar to left; Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO (king of kings, Vasudeva Kushan). Reverse:
Oesho standing facing, holding a garland or diadem in extended right hand and trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi
standing left, Bactrian OHÞO to right, tamgha to upper left.
VF with an EF reverse, well-centred and mostly legible, some lustre shows through. Ex Chand Collection British
Museum no 1.3.14
CHF 800 - 1’200
1034
Kushanas, Vasudeva I, c. 190-230, AV dinar, 7.49 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Vasudeva with halo, helmet, and diadem,
clad in full armour, standing facing, head left, flames emanating from right shoulder, holding trident, sacrificing
over altar to left; Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO (king of kings, Vasudeva Kushan). Reverse:
Oesho standing facing, holding a garland or diadem in extended right hand and trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi
standing left, Bactrian OHÞO to right, tamgha to upper left.
Fine with a Fine+ reverse, with flattening to high points on both sides, mostly legible; two digs on the king’s figure
with some displacement of metal. Ex Chand Collection British Museum no 3.1.16
CHF 500 - 1’000