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Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / KΛEOΠATPAC BACIΛICCHC, eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. 7.95gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; 'la' in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.300T. 9.72gr, 23mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine. Well-centred.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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. 9.71gr, 24mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
'Ctesiphon' (?) mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, each wearing winged crown with korymbos; fravahar to left of flames. Cf. SNS type VIa(1)/2(1a), Style A. 3.56gr, 26mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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ShI (Shiz) mint. No date. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl type III/1. 4.02gr, 27mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
BLH (Balkh) mint. Struck AD 457/9-484. Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, legends flanking; all within single border / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within single border. 4.07gr, 28mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
DA (Dārābgird) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIIb/1e. 4.04gr, 27mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, legends flanking; all within single border / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within single border. 4.04gr, 30mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
AT (Ādurbādagān) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III type IIIb/1c. 4.13gr, 28mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine. Wavy flan.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine. Wavy flan.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
AM (Āmul) mint. Dated RY 32 (AD 622/3). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin, 'pd in Pahlavi in outer margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. SC Tehran 1638. 3.57gr, 30mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
NY (Nehavand?) mint. Dated RY 30 (AD 620/1). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type II/3. 4.04gr, 31mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
LYW (Rēv-Ardaxšir) mint. Dated RY 21 (AD 611/2). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings, frontal crescent and star-in-crescent; stars and legends flanking, ribbon on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border, with star-in-crescents in margin. SC Tehran -. 4.03gr, 32mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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