LOT 3258
Kushan Rulers of Baktria, Wima Kadphises CU Tetradrachm. c. AD 113-127.
ΒΑCIΛЄΥC BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC OOHMO KAΔΦΙCHC, king standing facing, sacrificing over altar to left / Kharoshthi script: 'Maharajasa Rajadirajasa Sarvaloga Isvarasa Mahisvarasa Vima Kathphishasa Tratara', Oesho standing facing, holding trident and leaning against a bull. Göbl 762; ANS 274-299; AWC 3033-5. Very Fine.(17.08gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, private collector.
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LOT 3258
Kushan Rulers of Baktria, Wima Kadphises CU Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Khwarazmia, King Kanik CU Drachm. Early 8th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Crowned bust right / King on horseback to right, holding a whip. MIG 4, Choresmia type 500. 5.18gr, 28mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Chipped.
Property of a London, UK, private collector. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios II Nikator AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 167 (146/5 BC). Tyre mint. Phoenician standard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Diademed and draped bust to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ, eagle standing to left on prow to left; palm frond in background; to left, club surmounted by Tyre monogram; to right, ZΞP (date) above monogram. SC 1959.1b; Newell, Tyre 82; HGC 9, 970; DCA 153. 13.09gr, 30mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Colchis, Dioskourias AE 16mm. Circa 105-90 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Caps of the Dioskouroi surmounted by stars / [ΔI-OΣ]-KOY-PIA-Δ-OΣ, thyrsos. SNG BM Black Sea 1021; SNG Stancomb 638; HGC 7, 205. 4.51gr, 16mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
