Kushan Empire Bronze Coin pendant - Vasudeva I / God Shiva (No reserve price)
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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A Kushan Empire pendant from the 1st–3rd century AD features a bronze coin minted under Vasudeva I, depicting the king and the god Shiva, on a modern cord-style 925 silver chain.
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Encapsulated silver-plated metal pendant, for better preservation, featuring a bronze coin of the Kushan Empire minted during the reign of Vasudeva I. Mint: Bactria / Gandhara / Taxila. It is mounted on a modern cord-type chain in 925 silver.
Obverse: King Vasudeva I standing, wearing a tunic, holding a trident in one hand and the other hand extended toward a small fire altar to his left.
Reverse: Standing Shiva holding his attributes. Behind him the silhouette of Nandi (sacred bull).
The Kushans were a Central Asian people who had directly inherited and adopted the visual style, iconography, and minting technique of the ancient Greek and Bactrian kingdoms that had dominated the region before them.
It is shipped with a legal declaration sheet confirming its provenance.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
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Translated by Google TranslateEncapsulated silver-plated metal pendant, for better preservation, featuring a bronze coin of the Kushan Empire minted during the reign of Vasudeva I. Mint: Bactria / Gandhara / Taxila. It is mounted on a modern cord-type chain in 925 silver.
Obverse: King Vasudeva I standing, wearing a tunic, holding a trident in one hand and the other hand extended toward a small fire altar to his left.
Reverse: Standing Shiva holding his attributes. Behind him the silhouette of Nandi (sacred bull).
The Kushans were a Central Asian people who had directly inherited and adopted the visual style, iconography, and minting technique of the ancient Greek and Bactrian kingdoms that had dominated the region before them.
It is shipped with a legal declaration sheet confirming its provenance.
Customs duties outside the EU will be borne by the auction winner.
Seller's Story
Thousands of years ago, in the ancient cities of Greece, the AGORA was the heart of the community. It was not just a market; it was the place where people gathered to share ideas, discover the world, and marvel at knowledge.
Today, that spirit is reborn, but on a much larger scale. Welcome to AGORA.
Our story doesn't begin decades ago, but billions of years ago. It begins in the vacuum of space, where the violent birth of a star forged the METEORITES that you can touch with your own hands today. It continues beneath the Earth's crust, where the patience of the Earth combined heat, pressure, and time to sculpt the perfect geometry of the MINERALS. And finally, it meets us through ARCHAEOLOGY: the fragments of vases, tools, and coins that our ancestors left behind as clues to who we are.
At AGORA we believe that the most valuable objects are not those that shine on the outside, but those that have a story to tell. We are not just a store; we are a meeting point between the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity.
Each piece in our display cases is an authentic fragment of eternity. A witness of the Big Bang, a secret buried for millennia, or a relic of a lost civilization. Entering here is the beginning of a journey through time. We invite you to discover your own fragment of history.
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Era
Before 1400
Culture
Kushan Empire
Metal
Bronze
Century/timeframe
S. I-III d.C.
Acquired from
Private collection
Total weight
4.01 g
Year acquired
2025
Condition
Good condition - used with some signs of wear
Country acquired from
Belgium
Previous owner acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Title additional information
Vasudeva I / God Shiva
Previous owner - year acquired
1968
Previous owner - country acquired from
Belgium
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
