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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Phoenicia. Byblos AR 1/16 Shekel. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields; hippocamp to left below / Lion attacking bull to left. Cf. HGC 10, 139. 0.80gr, 10mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Kingdom of Axum, Anonymous AE Unit. Circa AD 359/60-450.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Draped bust to right, wearing head-cloth / ΤΟΥΤΟ APECH TH XWPA, cross within linear border. Cf. Hahn & West 146; cf. Hahn & Keck, MAKS, 39. 0.65gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Mysia, Gambrion AE 15mm. 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΓΑΜ, twelve-rayed star. Plankenhorn 2; SNG BN 908-21. 3.49gr, 15mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
