Electronic Auction 345
Date: 2015-02-25 00:00:00
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Spalirises. Circa 70-58 BC. Æ (23mm, 8.51 g, 12h). King advancing left, holding goad and bow / Radiate Zeus seated facing on throne, extending right hand and holding sceptre in left, monogram to right. Senior 73.1; BN 53-8; HGC 12, 621. VF, earthen black-green patina.
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. Æ (29mm, 13.51 g, 12h). King, holding ax, right on Bactrian camel / Zebu or yak standing right, grazing; trace of monogram to lower right. Senior 81.10; BN 149-55; HGC 12, 675. VF, black-green patina, worn on the highest points.
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.54 g, 12h). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; kha in Kharosthi to right / Pallas standing right, extending hand and holding spear and shield; monograms to left and right. Senior 98.373T; BN 276 var. (Kharosthi letter); HGC 12, 637. Good VF.
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 9.72 g, 3h). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; jham in Kharosthi to right / Zeus standing right, extending hand and holding three-prong-tipped scepter; monogram to left; si in Kharosthi to right. Senior 99.66T; BN –; HGC 12, 638. Good VF.
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.77 g, 8h). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; shu in Kharosthi to right / Zeus standing right, extending hand and holding three-prong-tipped scepter; monogram to left; to right, si in Kharosthi. Senior 99.64T; BN –; HGC 12, 638. Good VF.
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INDO-SKYTHIANS. Azes. Circa 58-12 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 9.64 g, 3h). Azes on horseback right, holding whip; mi in Kharosthi to right / Zeus standing left, holding Nike and scepter; monogram to left; to right, crescent-above-annulet above bu in Kharosthi. Senior 105.363T; BN –; HGC 12, 639. Good VF, some deposits.
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INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab). Kunindas. Amoghabuti. Circa 150-80 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 2.10 g, 12h). Stag standing right; to right, Lakshmi standing facing, holding flower; vase(?) and naga symbol above stag / Six-arched hill; triratana above, to left, swastika above Indra-dhvaja; to right, tree within railing; snake or wave symbol below. Pieper 1144; HGC 12, 850. VF.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Mahi. Usurper, 4th century AD. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.77 g, 12h). Mahi standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard; filleted trident to left, Brahmi "Pu" to inner right, Brahmi "Mahi" to outer right / Ardoxsho seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; tamgha to upper left. MK 588 (Usurper I"); Donum Burns 766-8 ("Maiores domus"); MACW 3591a. EF. Nearly full obverse legend."
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Nezak Huns. Shahi Tegin (Sri Shahi). 680-738. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.37 g, 8h). Crowned bust right; c/m: tamgha / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl, Dokumente Em. 244; MACW 1562; for c/m: Göbl, Dokumente KM 103. VF, pale gold plug on neck.This type is remarkable for being trilingual – carrying legends in Greco-Baktrian, Pahlavi, and Brahmi – and speaks to the growing influence of the issuing body. Even more unusual, however, is the modification that so many of these coins later received. In addition to being countermarked, and presumably at the same time as the application of the countermark, the majority of these coins were holed and filled with either a debased gold, or less often, a copper plug. The reason for the unprecedented procedure is unclear. It was perhaps undertaken in an effort to raise the value of the coins.
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Nezak Huns. Shahi Tegin (Sri Shahi). 680-738. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.39 g, 12h). Crowned bust right; c/m: tamgha / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl, Dokumente Em. 244; MACW 1562; for c/m: Göbl, Dokumente KM 103. VF, pale gold plug on neck.This type is remarkable for being trilingual – carrying legends in Greco-Baktrian, Pahlavi, and Brahmi – and speaks to the growing influence of the issuing body. Even more unusual, however, is the modification that so many of these coins later received. In addition to being countermarked, and presumably at the same time as the application of the countermark, the majority of these coins were holed and filled with either a debased gold, or less often, a copper plug. The reason for the unprecedented procedure is unclear. It was perhaps undertaken in an effort to raise the value of the coins.
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SCYTHIA, Tyra. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Tetrassarion (22mm, 8.37 g, 7h). Laureate head right / Cybele seated left, holding patera and resting upon drum; to right, lion left; Δ (mark of value) in exergue. Zograph pl. XXIX, 17. Good VF, glossy brown patina, some light smoothing, a few pits on the reverse. Rare.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. Æ Diassarion (26mm, 10.44 g, 1h). Draped bust of Julia Domna right / Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right. AMNG I –; H&J 6.17.45.2; Varbanov 878; Pfeiffer –. VF, green patina. Struck on a broad flan. Very rare.From the J. Herbert Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 10.08 g, 6h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left, wearing stephane / Apollo standing facing, head right, raising arm above head and holding bow; E (mark of value) to left, serpent-entwined stump to right. AMNG I 947; H&J 6.28.7.2; Varbanov 1614; Pfeiffer 472. VF, rough dark green surfaces.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 13.02 g, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate head of Elagabalus right facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left, wearing stephane / Demeter standing left, holding grain ears and scepter; E (mark of value) to right. Cf. AMNG I 945; H&J 6.28.5.2 var. (legends); Varbanov 1619 var. (obv. legend); Pfeiffer 470 var. (same). VF, green-brown surfaces, minor roughness. Very rare.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (27mm, 11.90 g, 7h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left, wearing stephane / Dionysus standing left, holding filleted thyrsus and pouring wine from cantharus; E (mark of value) to upper left; to lower left, panther left. AMNG I 952; H&J 6.28.8.2.677; Varbanov 1666; Pfeiffer 473. VF, rough brown surfaces.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 10.92 g, 1h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left, wearing stephane / Serpent coiled right; E (mark of value) to upper left. AMNG I 971 var. (E to right); H&J 6.28.22.2; Varbanov 1675; Pfeiffer 490. VF, green-brown surfaces, a few cleaning marks.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Elagabalus, with Julia Maesa. AD 218-222. Æ Pentassarion (26mm, 12.86 g, 12h). Julius Antonius Seleucus, legatus consularis. Struck AD 220-221. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right facing draped bust of Julia Maesa left, wearing stephane / Serpent coiled right; E (mark of value) to upper left. AMNG I 971 var. (rev. legend); H&J 6.28.2.5; Varbanov 1675 var. (same); Pfeiffer 490 var. (same). VF, green patina.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Tetrassarion (24mm, 7.21 g, 6h). Um. Tereventinus, legatus consularis. Struck circa AD 225-229. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia. AMNG I 1033; H&J 6.32.36.13; Varbanov 1692; Pfeiffer 567. Good VF, hard green patina, a few light cleaning marks.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Marcianopolis. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Tetrassarion (26mm, 8.43 g, 12h). Tiberius Julius Festus, legatus consularis. Struck circa AD 225-229. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hygieia standing right, holding serpent in arms. AMNG I 1001 var. (bust type); H&J 6.32.21.6 var. (same); Varbanov 1789; Pfeiffer 528 var. (rev. legend). VF, green-brown patina. Rare.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (25mm, 9.45 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / NI / KOΠO / ΛITΩN / ΠPOC I / CTPO / N in six lines; all within laurel wreath. AMNG I 2012; H&J 8.26.54.10; Varbanov 3843. VF, dark green patina, a few light cleaning marks.From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ (26mm, 11.66 g, 12h). Novius Rufus, legatus consularis. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Triptolemos standing right, raising hand and driving biga of winged serpents. AMNG I 1906; H&J 8.26.23.2; Varbanov 3911. VF, green patina.From the LJH Collection (purchased from Herakles, May 2006).