INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva II. Circa AD 267-300. Æ Unit – Didrachm (19mm, 4.13 g, 12h). Uncertain mint, possibly Mathura. Vasudeva enthroned facing / Ardoxsho enthroned facing. MK 1024; ANS Kushan 1651-63. VF, rough brown and green patina.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. Æ Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.72 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Early phase. Huvishka reclining left on couch with one leg dangling to floor / Siva, nimbate, standing left, holding thunderbolt, flask, and trident; tamgha to left. MK 850; ANS Kushan 924-5. VF, earthen green patina.
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VANDALS. Gunthamund. 484-496. AR 25 Denarii (11mm, 0.32 g, 6h). Carthage mint. Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / D N/•/XXV in three lines; macron above; all within wreath. BMC Vandals 8; MEC 1, 11 . VF, lightly toned, struck on an irregular flan.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. Æ Eighth Unit (18mm, 1.31 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1a; Göbl type I/1. Near VF, rough red-brown surfaces.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.14 g, 4h). Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown, the other wearing mural crown, both with korymbos; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIc(1)/2(1a); Göbl type VII/2. Fine, rough surfaces, significant loss from chipping around edge.
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Tancred. Regent, 1101-1112. Æ Follis (25mm, 5.15 g, 9h). Third type. St. Peter standing facing, raising hand and holding cross-tipped scepter / Cross; D S F T in quarters. Metcalf, Crusades 71; CCS 6. Near VF, earthen dark green patina. Overstruck, probably on Tancred's second type.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Mint VIII (Herat). Struck circa AD 320-379. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; bust right in flames; trace of legend on altar shaft. SNS type Ib1/3a, 95 corr. (Mint V [Sakastan]); Göbl type Ia/6a. VF, a few deposits.SNS Type Ib1/3a, 95 corr. (Nint V [Sakastan]); Göbl Type Ia/6a
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CRUSADERS, Antioch. Tancred. Regent, 1101-1112. Æ Follis (21mm, 2.65 g, 6h). Fourth type. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Cross pattée with pellet at end of each bar; TA NK P H in quarters. Metcalf, Crusades 81-3; CCS 5. VF, earthen dark green patina.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.01 g, 3h). Mint IX ("Kabul"). Struck circa AD 320-379. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; bust right in flames. SNS type Ib1/3a; Göbl type Ia/6a. VF, a few deposits.
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ISLAMIC, Time of the Rashidun. Yazdigerd type. AH 31-41 / AD 651-661. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.92 g, 3h). SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated YE 20 in Pahlavi (AD 651/2). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I 353-7; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, 3-10; Album 1; ICV 1. VF, toned, deposits.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AR Drachm (30mm, 3.95 g, 3h). Uncertain (LD[?]) mint. Struck circa AD 457-458. Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent, and no rear merlon / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date to left; mint signature to right. SNS type I/1d; Göbl type I/1. VF, find patina, light smoothing, some cleaning scratches.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. AR Drachm (32mm, 3.37 g, 9h). SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 48 in Pahlavi (AD 668/9). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bismillah rabbi in Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and pellet flanking flames; date to left; mint to right. SICA I 358; cf. Walker, Arab-Sasanian, p. 8, T.1; Album 5; ICV 2. VF.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. AR Drachm (32mm, 2.91 g, 3h). NY (Nehavand?) mint. Dated RY 30 (AD 620/1). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date on left, mint signature on right. Göbl type II/3. VF, a few deposits.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (20mm, 5.08 g, 6h). Imperial standing figure type (Type VI). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa 660s-680. Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus cruciger; T to left; Λ/Є/O to right / Large M; monogram above; star below; jaza hada to left; dimashq to right; wafiya in exergue (current this Damascus full weight) in Arabic. Cf. SICA 1, 564-5 (for type); DOCAB –; cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine, 12-16 (for type); Album 3517.2. Good VF, earthen green patina.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. AR Drachm (32mm, 2.93 g, 3h). NY (Nehavand?) mint. Dated RY 36 (AD 626/7). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date on left, mint signature on right. Göbl type II/3. VF, slightly ragged flan.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. Mu'awiya I ibn Abi Sufyan. AH 41-60 / AD 661-680. Æ Fals (19mm, 3.49 g, 6h). Arab-Byzantine Seated Emperor type (Type II). Dimashq (Damascus) mint. Struck circa 660s-680. Emperor enthroned facing, holding cross-tipped scepter and globus cruciger; to left, bird above T; Λ/Є/O to right / Large m; cross above; below, pseudo-Ω with central pellet; X/X/II to left, A/И/O to right; ΔAM in exergue. Cf. SICA I 577 (for type); cf. DOCAB 57 (same); cf. Walker, Arab-Byzantine 4-5 (same); Album 3511.1. VF, earthen dark green patina. Very rare.
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Kidarites. Uncertain ruler. 5th century . AV Dinar (35mm, 6.60 g, 12h). Boxlo (Balkh) mint. Kushano-Sasanian style figure (Vahram) standing left on ground line, wearing lotus crown with ribbons and surmounted by pomegranate with ribbons, flames at shoulders, sacrificing at altar and holding trident; to left, trident standard above altar, middle prong surmounted by crescent; to right, tamgha above uncertain symbol / Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left. Cribb, Kidarites 6F; MK 739; Vondrovec Type 84 = Göbl, Dokumente Em. 84. VF, struck with worn dies.Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1070.
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. AR Drachm (33mm, 3.60 g, 3h). Issue of 'Abd Allah ibn Umayya, Marwanid governor of Khurasan. SK (Sijistan) mint. Dated AH 77 in Pahlavi (AD 696/7). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; my in Pahlavi and bismillah and al-'izza lillahin Arabic in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right. SICA I, p. 33; cf. G. Miles, Two Unpublished Arab-Sasanian Dirhems of 'Abdullah b. Umayyah," ANSMN 14 (1968), 2; Walker, Arab-Sasanian, –; Album 30; ICV –. VF, toned, some roughness along edge. Very rare."
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