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Kings of Parthia. Vologases VI AR Drachm. Circa AD 208-228.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap; wl in Aramaic behind / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow, monogram below. Sellwood 88.19; Sunrise 459. 3.70gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, Antimachos I Theos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 180-170 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Diademed and draped bust to right, wearing kausia / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘΕΟΥ ANTIMAXOY, Poseidon, laureate, standing facing, holding trident with right hand and filleted palm with left; monogram of ΔΙΦ to inner right. Bopearachchi 1A; SNG ANS 274-5; HGC 12, 106. 17.30gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Professionally cleaned.
Acquired in 1995. From a private collection. -
Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom, Eukratides I Megas AR Obol. Circa 170-145 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Diademed and draped bust to right / Caps of the Dioskouroi, each with palm frond; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΕΥΚΡΑΤΙΔΟΥ to left, monogram below. Bopearachchi 3C; HGC 12, 138. 0.68gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 155-130 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed and draped bust to right / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' (Of the Great King Menander the Savior) in Kharosthi, Athena Alkidemos standing to left, wielding thunderbolt and shield; monogram of AY to left. Bopearachchi 13A; Mitchiner 215t; SNG ANS 771-3; HGC 12, 191. 2.47gr, 17mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 86, 17 December 2023, lot 84 (dealer's ticket included). -
Indo-Parthians. Gondopharid Dynasty, Sases (Gondophares-Sases) BI Tetradrachm. Circa AD 19/20-46.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
King on horseback to right, raising right hand; tamgha to right; Kharosthi A beneath horse / Zeus standing to right, raising right hand and holding sceptre with left; nandipada to left; va above pa in Kharosthi to right; Greek A between Zeus' legs. Senior 242.615T. 9.42gr, 21mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; letter in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monogram to left, Γ(retrograde) and monogram to right. Senior 98.324T. 8.95gr, 24mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians. Apracharajas, Vijayamitra BI Tetradrachm. Circa 12 BC-AD 20.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
In the name of Azes. Azes on horseback to right, holding whip; 'va' in Kharosthi to right / Athena standing to right, raising hand in benediction and holding spear and shield; nandipada to left; monogram to right. Senior 175.205T; HGC 12, 716. 9.27gr, 22mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback riding to right, 'Ti' in Karosthi before horse / Pallas Athena standing to right holding spear and shield, right arm extended in benediction, monogram to left and right. HGC 12, 653. 2.49gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex A.G. & S.Gillis, South Yorkshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Pallas Series. BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback to right, holding spear / Athena Alkidemos standing to left, holding shield and thunderbolt; monogram to left; a in Kharosthi to right. Senior 90.20D; HGC 12, 646. 2.32gr, 17mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AE 27mm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Round module. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, zebu standing to right on ground line; monogram above; a in Kharosthi to right / 'Rajadirajasa' in Kharosthi, lion standing to right on ground line; monogram above. Senior 102.110; HGC 12, 657. 13.00gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
India, Post-Mauryan (Deccan). Satavahanas (Andhras), Sri Satakarni BI Karshapana. Circa 70-60 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Elephant with raised trunk standing to right; legend in Brahmi above / Satavahana symbol. AICR 675; MACW 4941-52. 2.13gr, 19mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
India, Post-Mauryan (Deccan). Satavahanas (Andhras), Sri Satakarni BI Karshapana. Circa 70-60 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Elephant with raised trunk standing to right; [legend in Brahmi above] / Satavahana symbol. AICR 675; MACW 4941-52. 1.88gr, 19mm.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).