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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 4947910, member: 99531&quot;]While I don’t specialize in Indian coins, I’m very fond of this bronze tetradrachm depicting Shiva, won from CNG last month</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189313[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>India, Kushan Empire. <i>Kanishka I. </i></b>Circa AD 127-151. Æ Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.22 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Middle phase. Kanishka standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard / Siva standing left, holding thunderbolt, diadem, trident, and flask; tamgha to left. MK 781; ANS Kushan 553-60; Donum Burns 164. Dark brown and dark green patina, worn at high points, traces of earthen encrustation on edge, minor cleaning marks and smoothing. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the BLS Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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