INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Takto. Circa AD 90-113. Æ Unit (14mm, 1.50 g, 12h). Reduced Indian standard. Uncertain mint in Gandhara. Siva standing facing, head right, holding scepter [and goat-skin(?)]; tamgha to left; vi in Kharosthi to right / Ardoxsho standing right, holding cornucopia; Buddhist triratana (Three Jewels) to left; flower pot to right. MACW 2921-2; SNG ANS 246-7. VF, dark green patina, areas of weak strike. Rare.
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Johannes. Usurper, AD 423-425. Æ (12mm, 0.98 g, 4h). Rome mint, 1st officina. Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory advancing left, holding trophy over shoulder and dragging captive; Christogram to left; P/-//RM. RIC X 1916; LRBC 833. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness.
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TROAS, Gargara. Circa 450-400 BC. AR Tetrobol (11mm, 1.52 g, 12h). Bare head of male right / Horse running right within incuse square. SNG von Aulock –; SNG Ashmolean 1130; SNG Copenhagen 315; Traité II 2287. VF, toned, porosity, two scratches on the neck on the obverse. Rare.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises. Circa AD 113-127. Æ Drachm (18mm, 4.12 g, 12h). Main mint in Begram. Vima standing left, sacrificing over altar; ax-trident to left; to right, tamgha above club / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing right; Buddhist triratana (Three Jewels) to left. MK 764; ANS Kushan 309-12. VF, dark green patina.
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FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Charles X. 1824-1830. AR 5 Francs (38mm, 24.87 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: initials/anchor. Dated 1830 A. Head left / Crowned coat-of-arms within wreath. VG 644; KM 728.1. EF, spots of tone, small edge bump and cud traces on reverse.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.8 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. Kanishka standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Helios standing left, raising hand in benedictional gesture, other hand on hip; tamgha to left. MK 25 (O1/R1) = Cribb & Bracey D.G1i = A. Cunningham, "Coins of the Kushâns, or Great Yue-ti," NC 1892, 1 = FdS 21 = Göbl, Antike 3358 = Rosenfield 90 = BM inv. 1888, 1208.537 (same dies); ANS Kushan –. Fine, a few deposits. Only the third known. One of the great Kushan rarities.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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Leo I. AD 457-474. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.47 g, 5h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck AD 462 or 466. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif; spear point between PE in legend / Victory standing left, holding long jeweled cross; star to right; B//CONOB. RIC X 605; Depeyrot 93/1. Near EF.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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TROAS, Kebren. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.35 g). Forepart of a ram right / Quadripartite incuse square of swastika pattern; pellet in center. SNG Ashmolean –; SNG München –; SNG Copenhagen 257-8 var. (obol); Rosen 532 var. (same); Klein –. VF, toned, some porosity. Extremely rare.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. Kanishka standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Mao (Mithra) standing left, extending in benediction and holding scepter; tamgha to left. MK 34 (dies unlisted), but cf. 31, die 20 (for obv.); ANS Kushan –. VF, hint of deposits. Rare early phase issue.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Louis Philippe. 1830-1848. AR 5 Francs (38mm, 25.10 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: star/anchor. Dated 1831 A. Head right / Value and date within wreath. VG 676; KM 735.13. EF, spors of tone, some light scratches.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. Æ Drachm (19mm, 4.64 g, 11h). Kashmir mint. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; ji in Kharosthi to left / Mao standing left, raising hand and holding sword; tamgha to left. MK 802; ANS Kushan 645-52. VF, earthen dark green patina.
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GERMANY, Lübeck (Freie und Hansestadt). AR 3 Mark (33mm, 16.65 g, 12h). Berlin mint. Dated 1908 A. Civic arms on doub;le-headed eagle / Imperial German eagle. Jaeger 83. Good VF, toned.
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TROAS, Kebren. Circa 387-310 BC. Æ (9mm, 1.08 g, 10h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Head of ram right. Lazzarini Series 4; SNG Ashmolean 1107; SNG Copenhagen 263-5 var. (ethnic). Good VF, black patina. A city ethnic (or monogram) is not visible on this coin.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Kanishka standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / Orlagno standing facing, head right, holding filleted lance and sword; tamgha to right. MK 63 (O27/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan 387–8. Good Fine.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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INDIA, Medieval. Gahadavalas of Kanauj. Govindachandra (or later). Circa 1114-1154. AV Dinar – 4½ Masha (19mm, 4.22 g, 9h). Lakshmi seated facing / Śrīmat go/vinda chandra/deva in Devanagari. Deyell 145; Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 490-6. VF, area of tone on obverse, slight double strike on reverse.
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TROAS, Kolone(?). 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.42 g). Helmeted head (of Athena?) right / Stellate pattern within linear square within incuse square. Cf. CNG E-356, lot 123; cf. CNG E-311, lot 832; cf. Gorny & Mosch 212, lot 1769; cf. Pecunem 8, lot 134; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Fine, toned, some porosity, minor deposits on the reverse.Many of the towns of the Troad struck small silver fractions over the course of the fifth century BC. Although many of these were anepigraphic, the types used were common to each city, allowing plausible attribution by numismatists. The style and fabric of this type is consistent with these issues, allowing confident attribution to one of the region's mints. Although Kolone is only known to have issued bronze coins in the 4th century, these bronzes consistently featured the helmeted head of Athena on the obverse and a stellate pattern on the reverse. Thus, the attribution of this issue at Kolone in the 5th century is very likely.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.83 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust left on clouds or mountain, flames at shoulder, holding mace-scepter and spear / Mao (Mithra) standing left, holding diadem and scepter; tamgha to left. Cf. MK 212 (for type) and 244 (for obv.); ANS Kushan –. VF.From the collection of David Sellar MVO, former Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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INDIA, Medieval. Kabul Shahi. Samanta Deva. Circa 850-1000. Æ Unit (19mm, 2.53 g, 8h). Lion standing right / Elephant standing left; śri samantadeva above. Mitchiner, Non-Islamic, 121-3. VF, dusty dark green patina, a few light scratches.
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