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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:     81000710      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     KUSHAN EMPIRE Issuer:     Vima Kadphises Date Ruled:     Circa AD 100-127/8 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     2 Dinars Weight:     15.83 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Half-length bust right on clouds, holding mace-scepter; flames at shoulder, tamgha to left Reverse Description:     Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head right, holding trident and resting arm on bull Nandi behind, who is standing right; Buddhist triratana (“Three Jewels”) to left Primary Reference:     cf. MK 12/11 (O4/R11A [unlisted die combination]) Reference2:     Donum Burns 78 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140256 Grade:     VF Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 710 Extremely rare, a die-pairing unknown to GÖbl. The the reverse design of MK 12 shows only a head-left Siva with the obverse bust of Vima right, while the opposite is true for MK 11. This coin die-links MK 12 and MK 11, each of which series GÖbl placed at a different officina, indicating that these two series were not struck at separate workshops.

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