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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:     75000705      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     KUSHAN EMPIRE Issuer:     Huvishka I Date Ruled:     Circa AD 152-192 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Quarter Dinar Date Struck:     Good VF, with worn obverse die Weight:     1.92 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and filleted spear Reverse Description:     PIMO, Miiro (Mithra), nimbate and diademed, standing facing, head left, extending right hand in gesture of benediction, left hand on hilt; tamgha to left Primary Reference:     cf. MK 373/372 (O8/R44 Reference2:     unlisted die combination) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103613 Grade:     Good VF, struck with worn obverse die Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 705 Extremely rare, only the second example of this type with PIMO to appear at auction, and one of three in private hands. Eleven examples of this type were known to GÖbl, with nine in public collections (BM [5], Oxford, ANS, Berlin, and Calcutta). Of the other two, one was offered at auction (Numismatic Fine Arts I [20 March 1975], lot 258), and the other was sold privately by Spink in 1980.

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