Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 497. Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.
Estimate $5000 Sold For $5000

[Ancient] INDIA, Kushans. Kanishka I. Circa 100-126 AD. AV Quarter Stater (1.78 g, 12h). 
Kanishka standing facing, holding standard, sacrificing over altar to left; trident to left
BODDO, nimbate Buddha standing facing, raising hand in gesture of abhaya mudra and holding robe; tamgha to right. 
MK 73; Donum Burns -; MACW -. Fine, traces of earlier mounting. Extremely rare; the fourth published example. ($5000)

Ex Morton & Eden 10 (23-24 November 2004), lot 687.

Only three other Buddha gold quarter staters of Kanishka I are known: Göbl, Kushan 73 = BN Paris; a specimen from the Skanda Collection, the cover coin in Spink-Taisei 9, Singapore 1991, no. 18 (where it realized $140,000); and one in a private collection.

From the CNG Mail Bid Sale 70.
By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.