coin project
Stable diffusion
Please support our sponsors


Log In | Register
[83796 Coins (44240 Unverified)]
 
 
Search
Advanced Search
Search By Coin ID
 
 
Home
ANCIENT/BYZANTINE
Ancient Spain (872)
Byzantine (753)
MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD
Germany (30)
MODERN WORLD
COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS
 
Submit New Coin(s)
 
Sponsors page
Terms of Service
Contact Us
About Us
FAQ Page
Coin Detail
Click here to see enlarged image.
ID:     80000423
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Ancient East
Region:     KUSHAN EMPIRE
Issuer:     Kanishka I
Date Ruled:     Circa AD 127/8-152
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Dinar
Weight:     7.98 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Description:     ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO, Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding goad and scepter; flame at shoulder
Reverse Description:     NANA, Nana, nimbate, wearing fillet and crescent, standing right, holding scepter in right hand, box in left; tamgha to right
Primary Reference:     MK 35 (O7/R- [unlisted rev. die])
Reference2:     Donum Burns 117 (same dies)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132646
Grade:     EF
Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 423 Extremely rare. There are two varieties of GÖbl’s crown 2 for Kanishka: one with a flap on the front and one without. The present coin has a crown without the flap. Both varieties apparently occur simultaneously within most of Kanishka’s MK series with crown 2.