LOT 3027
Indo-Scythians, Azes AE 27mm. Circa 58-12 BC.
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. Very Fine.(13.00gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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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). -
Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa I AE Prutah. 37-43 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 6 (41/2 CE). [B]ACIΛЄധC AΓ[PIΠA], canopy / Three ears of corn; L Ϛ (date) across fields. RPC I 4981; TJC 120; Hendin GBC 6, 6274; Hendin GBC 5, 1244; Sofaer 153-6. 2.34gr, 17mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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).
