GAUL, Northeast. Leuci. Circa 100-50 BC. Potin Unit (17mm, 3.56 g, 4h). Head left / Boar left; two semicircles below. Depeyrot, NC VII, 139; D&T 225; CCCBM III 398-404. Near VF, some roughness on reverse.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Vonones I. Circa AD 8-12. AR Drachm (23mm, 3.85 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head left / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm; monogram below palm. Sellwood 60.5; Sunrise 407; Shore 329. VF, toned, traces of deposits, a couple of scrapes.
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases I. Circa AD 51-78. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.73 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 70.14; Sunrise –; Shore 374. Good VF, toned.
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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) IV. 1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.69 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust right; [crescent above] / Fire temple surmounted by Ahura-Mazda; to left, king standing right; to right, column surmounted by eagle standing left. K&M 4/2; Alram 562; Sunrise 587. Good VF, toned, encrustation on reverse.
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BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 295/3-285/3 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.72 g, 10h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Kalathos / Double bodied owl with single facing head. Cf. SMAK p. 70 (for chronology); Bopearachchi, Sophytes 10 = SNG ANS 11 = HGC 12, 13; CNG 100, lot 1630. Good Fine, find patina.
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Demetrios I Aniketos. Circa 200-185 BC. Æ Trichalkon (29mm, 12.21 g, 12h). Head of elephant right, bell around neck / Kerykeion (caduceus); monogram to lower left. Bopearachchi 5E; HGC 12, 67. Good VF, brown patina, green deposits on reverse, no smoothing.
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Obol (12mm, 0.68 g, 1h). Attic standard. Diademed and draped bust right / Piloi of the Dioskouri with palm fronds; monogram to lower left. Bopearachchi 3B; HGC 12, 138. VF, minor porosity.
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BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (32mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear / The Dioskouroi on horses rearing right, holding palm fronds and lances; monogram to lower right. Bopearachchi 6E; HGC 12, 131. In NGC encapsulation graded MS, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5.
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BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I Soter. Circa 155-130 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 2.49 g, 12h). Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet covered with pelt of scales and adorned with head of wing / Athena Alkidemos advancing left; monogram to right. Bopearachchi 16E; HGC 12, 193. EF, light earthen deposits, traces of underlying luster.
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LOCAL ISSUES, Tabaristan. Dabuyid ispahbads. Farrukhan Buzurg. Circa AD 711-728/30. AR Hemidrachm (26mm, 2.08 g, 3h). Tabaristan mint. Dated PYE 68 (AD 719/20). Crowned Sassanian style bust right; d'tbwrcmtr' in Pahlavi to right; 'pd in Pahlavi to lower right in outer margin / Fire altar flanked by attendants; pellets flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; alternating triple pellets and star-in-crescents in outer margin. Malek 9.1-5; Album 50; ICV –. EF.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Didrachm (20mm, 7.56 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; flame at shoulder / Standing Śākyamuni Buddha: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture of abhayamudrā; trace of tamgha to left. Cribb, Buddha 46-55; MK 787; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 176. Fine, brown patina, cleaning marks.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Drachm (16mm, 4.50 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; flame at shoulder / Nana standing right, holding scepter and box; tamgha to right. MK 810; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. VF, dark green patina, earthen encrustation.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.44 g, 12h). Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; flame at shoulder / Siva standing left, holding thunderbolt, diadem, trident, and flask; tamgha to left. MK 812; Donum Burns 207. VF, brown surfaces.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.10 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase Ib, circa AD 244-252/3. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/2a, style A ou Ater (?). VF, rough surfaces, deposits.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. Silvered Æ Drachm (31mm, 2.54 g, 3h). Local issue. ART (Ardaxšir-xvarrah) mint. Dated RY 35 (AD 626). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; RY date to left, mint signature to right; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SC Tehran 1733-40 (for type). VF, rough brown surfaces, hint of silvering.
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) III. AD 628-630. AR Drachm (33mm, 4.08 g, 3h). LD (Ray) mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 629). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings, and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; RY to left, mint signature to right; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran –; SNS Schaaf –; Mochiri –; Sunrise –; Zeno –; CNG E-379, lot 236. Near EF, minor areas of toning. Extremely rare mint for this ruler.
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