A SET OF EIGHT ANCIENT GANDHARA COIN GOLD RINGS
The coins dating 3rd-4th century, the mountings later. Each ring is finely crafted with subtle decorations using gold wire and beads, the top of each ring with an ancient Gandharan coin, minted with various rulers and deities.

Provenance: De-accession of The Dr. Istvan Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: The rings are in excellent condition with only minor wear, minuscule nicks and light surface scratches. The coins with extensive wear, minor losses, and soil encrustations; some coins possibly trimmed.

Weight: 32.0 g
Dimensions: Inner ring diameter 2.1 cm (the largest) and 1.8 cm (the smallest)

Literature comparison: Several related Gandharan coins are in museum collections; see for example a gold coin issued by Vasishka in the British Museum, museum number 1993,0506.31; a gold coin issued by Vasudeva in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, object number F1999.38.1; and a gold coin issued by Huvishka in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 99.35.3022.