Electronic Auction 345
Date: 2015-02-25 00:00:00
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FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV 20 Francs (21mm, 6.45 g, 6h). Strasbourg mint. 1869 BB. Laureate head right / Shield draped in mantle and surmounted by crown. VG 1062; KM 801.2; Friedberg 585. EF, lightly toned, light scratch on the reverse field.From the Patrick H. James Collection.
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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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FRANCE, Provincial. Normandie (duché). Richard I Sans Peur (the Fearless). 943-996. AR Denier (19mm, 1.16 g, 7h). Rotomagus (Rouen) mint. Struck circa 965-986. + RICΛRDVS (S sideways), short cross pattée, with pellet in each angle / + ROTOMΛGVS (S sideways), monogram. Duplessy, Féodales 18; Boudeau –; Legros 209; Dumas, Fécamp 4147-6041; Poey d'Avant –. VF.Richard was the son of William I Longsword and grandson of the Viking chieftain Rollo, the founder of the duchy. He was a child when his father was murdered by Arnulf of Flanders in 942, and was nearly killed soon thereafter, when the Carolingian king of France, Louis IV d'Otremer, invaded Normandie with Hughes le Grand, count of Paris. He faced another crisis when Louis' successor, Lothaire, invaded with the counts of Anjou, Blois-Chartres, and Flanders in the 960s. Richard made peace with his neighbors at Gisors in 965, and thereafter concentrated on solidifying his rule in Normandy by making family alliances with the various Scandinavian tribes in the region. He also gained ecclesiastical support by promoting Christianity and rebuilding a number of churches. Richard was first married to Emma, daughter of Hughes le Grand, but she died young, and childless. He had a number of children with his second wife, Gunnor, including his heir, Richard II le Bon, and Emma of Normandy. Through Emma's marriage to two kings of England, Aethelred II the Unready and Cnut the Great, Richard was grandfather of the English kings Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor. Through his son, Richard II, Richard was the great-grandfather of William 'the Conqueror.'
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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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FRANCE, Provincial. Provence (comté). temp. Alphonse II–Raimond-Bérenger IV. 1185-1245. Denier – Royal coronat (17mm, 0.97 g, 9h). Marseilles mint. Struck circa 1186-circa 1243. RЄX ° ARA ° GO(NE), crowned head left / PO|VI|NC|IA, long cross pattée, with three pellets at each limb. Duplessy, Féodales 1611; Boudeau 807 (as Alphonse); Rolland 11 (as Alphonse II); Poey d'Avant 3930 var. (obv. legend; as Alphonse II). Choice EF, lustrous.Mid-12th century Provence is a perfect example of the complex systems of marriage alliances that characterized European politics at the time. The Catalan rulers of Aragon desired lands in southern France, but these were held by the counts of Toulouse. As the ruler of Toulouse, Raymond IV, was excommunicated and thus out of favor of the church, Raimond-Bérenger III of Barcelona was able to obtain permission to marry Douce I, countess of Provence, and the two ruled jointly until Douce's death. The territory would remain in Aragonese hands through the House of Barcelona until Raimond IV (V) died without male heirs in 1245. The title would then pass to his daughter, Beatrice, and her husband, Charles d'Anjou.
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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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FRANCE, Provincial. Toulouse. Raymond V-VII. 1148–1249. AR Obol (15mm, 0.59 g, 7h). RAMON CO(ME)S (S sideways), short cross pattée; S in second quarter / + TOLOSΛ CIVI (S sideways), P Λ X clockwise in center. Duplessy, Féodales 1229; Poey d'Avant –; Boudeau 722; cf. Roberts 4226 (denier). 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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GERMANY, Preußen (Königreich). Friedrich III. 1888. AV 10 Mark (19mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Berlin mint. 1888 A. Head right / Crowned imperial eagle facing, head left, with coat-of-arms on breast. KM 514; Friedberg 3829. Choice EF, lustrous.From the Patrick H. James Collection.
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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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GERMANY, Sachsen-Markgrafschaft Meißen. Balthasar. 1369-1406. AR Fürstengroschen (28mm, 2.85 g, 1h). Sangerhausen mint. Struck 1405-1406. Cross fleurée within double polylobe, with inward-facing lis; C R V X in angles / Lion rampant. Krug 562. VF.From the Michael Joffre Collection.
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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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GERMANY, Würzburg (Bistum). Gottfried IV von Limpurg. Prince-Bishop, 1443-1455. AR Schilling (24mm, 2.15 g, 5h). Coat-of-arms / St. Kilian standing facing, holding sword and crozier. Saurma 1328/581. Near VF.From the Michael Joffre Collection. Ex Lepczyk 61 (13 March 1985), lot 1445 (part of).
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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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INDIA, Medieval. Keladi Nayakas of Ikkeri and Bednore. Sadasiva Nayaka (and Successors). Circa 1544-1563/67. AV Pagoda (17mm, 3.27 g, 12h). Struck circa 18th century until 1763. Siva and Parvati seated facing beneath canopy / Immobilized Devanagari legend citing Sadasiva. Mitchiner, South I, 891 = MNI 934. VF.
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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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INDIA, Medieval. Keladi Nayakas of Ikkeri and Bednore. Sadasiva Nayaka (and Successors). Circa 1544-1563/67. AV Pagoda (17mm, 3.29 g, 11h). Struck circa 18th century until 1763. Siva and Parvati seated facing beneath canopy / Immobilized Devanagari legend citing Sadasiva. Mitchiner, South I, 891 = MNI 934. VF.
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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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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AR Rupee (21mm, 11.16 g, 12h). In the name of Nur Jahan. Agra mint. Dated AH 1034 and RY 22 (AD 1624/5). Name and titles of Jahangir; AH date in exergue / Continuation of titles with "nur jahan" in legend; mint and RY in exergue. Wright 811 var. (dates); Hull –; KM 168.01. VF, toned, small schroff mark on obverse. Rare.
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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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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar. 1556-1605. AR Half Rupee (17mm, 5.72 g, 5h). Lahore mint. Ilahi year 48 (AD 1603/4). KM 67.1. Good VF, two schroff marks.