Electronic Auction 366
Date: 2016-01-13 00:00:00
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ROMAN IMPERIAL. Odovacar. King, AD 476-493. AV Tremissis (13mm, 1.42 g, 6h). In the name of Zeno. Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck 476-491. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross potent within wreath of two palm fronds; COMOB. RIC X 3614; MEC 1, 58-60; Lacam pl. 46, 159. Near EF.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 1983.
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ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Seljuk). Ghurids (Ghur & Ghazna). Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad bin Sam. AH 599-602 / AD 1171-1206. AV Pagoda (16mm, 4.20 g, 1h). Lakshmi seated facing / śrimad ha/mir maha/mad sam in Devanagari. Deyell 253; MWI 2457. EF.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Stephen Album, July 1984.
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ISLAMIC, Persia (Post-Mongol). Minghs (Khanate of Khokand). temp. Muhammad Yakub Beg. Amir of Kashgaria, AH 1283-1294 / AD 1867-1877. AV Tilla (22mm, 3.39 g, 6h). In the name of Abdul Hamid II, Ottoman sultan. Kashgar mint. Dually dated AH 1292 (AD 1875/6). Name and title of Abdul Hamid II; AH date to right / Mint formula and AH date. Album O3090; cf. Album 22, lot 668 (for type). Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ISLAMIC, Ottoman Empire. temp. Mehmed IV to Ahmad III. AH 1058-1143 / AD 1648-1730. AV Altın (22mm, 3.47 g, 12h). Countermarked issue of Venice. sahih (correct or current) in Arabic in incuse of the obverse of a zecchino of Alvise Contarini (1676-1684). For coin: Paolucci 1; Friedberg 1338; for counterrmark: Wilski 13.1, 106. Good VF.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Bank Leu.
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AFGHANISTAN, Durrani Shahs. Ahmad Shah. AH 1160-1186 / AD 1747-1773. AV Mohur (22mm, 11.02 g, 7h). Dar al-Aman Multan mint. Dated RY 8 (AD 1755). Name of Ahmad Shah within ornate polylobe; titles around / Mint formula and RY date within ornate polylobe. SICA 9, –; Album 3090; KM 645; Friedberg 1. EF, lustrous. Rare.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ITALY, Venezia (Venice). Pietro Grimani. 1741-1752. AV Zecchino (22mm, 3.47 g, 1h). Uncertain Levantine or Indian imitation. S/•/M/•VENET * D/V/X PET * GRIMANI *, St. Mark standing right and Doge kneeling left, holding cross-tipped scepter between them / STT • XPE (retrograde C)Λ(retrograde C)ΛT • QTV RECTS • ISTE • DVCA •, Christ standing facing within mandorla containing sixteen stars. Cf. CNI VIII 53; cf. Papadopoli 2; cf. Paolucci 9 (all refs for type); Ives –; Gamberini –. Good Fine.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.73 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; simpulum and lituus above. RIC I 206; Lyon 81; Calicó 176; Turner, pl. IV, 114 (example without test cut). Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.73 g, 3h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 1, struck AD 15-18. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding scepter and olive branch; plain chair legs; two lines below throne. RIC I 25; Lyon 143; Calicó 305d; Turner –. Near VF, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (21mm, 7.80 g, 8h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 1, struck AD 15-18. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding scepter and olive branch; plain chair legs; two lines below throne. RIC I 25; Lyon 143; Calicó 305d; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.52 g, 7h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax), holding scepter in right hand, olive branch in left, seated right on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 29; Lyon 149; Calicó 305a; Turner, pl. VI, 725 (example without test cut). Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.51 g, 4h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax), holding scepter in right hand, olive branch in left, seated right on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 29; Lyon 149; Calicó 305a; Turner, pl. VI, 762 (example without test cut). Fine, three test cuts on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Tiberius. AD 14-37. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.81 g, 4h). Indian imitation of a Lugdunum mint "Tribute Penny" type. TI CΛESR D(retrograde F)IVI ΛVC C ΛVCTVΓ(inverted T), laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / (retrograde TIF)ΛΛP(retrograde P) to left, MIXΛM to right, Livia (as Pax), holding scepter in right hand, olive branch in left, seated left on chair, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. Cf. RIC I 29; cf. Lyon 149; cf. Calicó 305a (all refs for official issue); L.A. Adams, "The Indian Imitations of Roman Aurei," SAN, Vol. XVII, No. 4 (September 1989), Fig. 1 (this coin). Near VF.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex John Work Garrett Collection (Part 1, Numismatic Fine Arts/Leu, 16 May 1984), lot 717.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Antonia Minor. Augusta, AD 37 and 41. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.70 g, 8h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 41-42. Draped bust right, wearing grain-ear wreath / Antonia, as Constantia, draped, standing facing, holding long torch and cornucopia. RIC I 65 (Claudius, Rome mint); Lyon 30 (Claudius); Calicó 318; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.60 g, 4h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 41-42. Laureate head right / Constantia, seated left on curule chair, feet on footstool, raising hand in front of face and resting arm in lap. RIC I 13 (Rome); Lyon 18; Calicó 338; Turner –. Near VF, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.55 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 49-50. Laureate head right / Constantia, seated left on curule chair, feet on footstool, raising hand in front of face and resting arm in lap. RIC I 46 (Rome); von Kaenel Type 28; Lyon 54; Calicó 369; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.63 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck AD 41-42. Laureate head right / EX · S · C/OB CIVES/SERVATOS in three lines; all within wreath. RIC I 15; von Kaenel Type 8; Calicó 356; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse and two holes for suspension.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.Non-local gold coins were marked with a test cut to determine that they were composed of solid metal. This coin was subsequently saved and used as jewelry, evidenced by the two holes for suspension.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Claudius. AD 41-54. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 44-45. Laureate head right / Pax-Nemesis advancing right, pulling at fold of drapery and holding a winged caduceus over erect serpent gliding to right. RIC I 27; von Kaenel Type 22; Calicó 366; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.63 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51-54. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum and lituus, above tripod and patera, respectively. RIC I 76; von Kaenel Type 52; Calicó 441; Turner –. Good Fine, test cut on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Nero. As Caesar, AD 50-54. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.63 g, 8h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 51-54. Bareheaded and draped bust right / EQVESTER/OR • DO/PRINCIPI/IVVENT in four lines, inscribed on round shield; spear behind. RIC I 78 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53; Calicó 407; Turner pl. IV, 115. Good Fine, two test cuts on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.69 g, 10h). Rome mint. Struck AD 57-58. Bare head right / EX S C within wreath. RIC I 14; WCN 7; Calicó 423; cf. Turner pl. IV 131 (for obv.). Good Fine, two test cuts on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
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ANCIENT COINS USED IN INDIA & INDIAN IMITATIONS. Nero. AD 54-68. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 60-61. Bare head right / Virtus standing left, right foot on a pile of arms, holding parazonium in right hand resting on right knee, vertical spear in left hand. RIC I 25; WCN 12; Calicó 429; cf. Turner pl. IV 131 (for obv.). Good Fine, two test cuts on obverse.From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.