Sale 27

Auction 27


Ancient India
 
 
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Lot 1921

Item 217475
BACTRIA: Eucratides, ca. 170-145 BC, AR obol (0.60g). Bop-9C. Mitch-1722, helmeted bust of king // the bonnets of the Dioscuri, EF to About Unc.
Estimated Value$100 - 140
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$100
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Lot 1922

Item 217357
BACTRIA: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.70g). Bop-2. S-7515, diademed head right // Heracles seated on rock, holding club over another rock, without monogram, VF, R.
Estimated Value$500 - 600.

First series, with top of club facing toward the right, no lion-skin on the rocks.
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$700
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Lot 1923

Item 214114
ERAN: Punchmarked, ca. BC 150-75, AE square (8.53g). Mitch-4616/17var. Punchmarks for river, railed tree and 2 symbols // 6-armed symbol & horse on reverse, EF.
Estimated Value$120 - 160
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$120
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Lot 1924

Item 218013
  INDO-PARTHIAN:LOT of 28 copper coins: 20 full unit pieces, all identified, including Gondophares, Orthagnes, Aspavarma, and Pakores, and 8 small coppers mostly Gondophares, one of Sanabares, and 3 unidentified; average Fine, several better pieces, but also several poorly struck or not well preserved, retail value $600, lot of 28 pieces, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$250 - 400
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$650
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Lot 1925

Item 216227
INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes I, 1st century BC, AR tetradrachm (8.94g), king on horseback // Zeus standing, holding winged Nike & long scepter, VF, R.
Estimated Value$140 - 180
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$110
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Lot 1926

Item 218000
INDO-SCYTHIAN: Azes II, ca. 35 BC - AD 5, AE pentachalkon (11.32g). Mitch-2320. Deity enthroned // Hermes standing, holding caduceus, assigned by Mitchiner to the region of Taxila, lovely EF.
Estimated Value$130 - 170
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Lot 1927

Item 214016
KUNINDA: Amoghabhuti, late 2nd century BC, AR drachm (2.31g). Mitch-4440/41. Deer & goddess, hill below deer // stupa & ancillary symbols, bold strike, EF.
Estimated Value$120 - 160
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$450
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Lot 1928

Item 216284
KUSHAN: Kujula Kadphises, ca. 30-80, AE dichalkon (3.66g). Mitch-2875/77. Diademed Roman style head right // king seated on curule chair, attributed by Mitchiner to the region of Central Chach in the Ferghana Valley, VF, S.
Estimated Value$100 - 125
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$190
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Lot 1929

Item 214116
KUSHAN: Kanishka I, ca. 127-147, AE half unit (8.42g). Mitch-3065 ff. King standing // sun-god Helios, fabulous strike with full inscriptions around obverse, bold VF, R.
Estimated Value$140 - 180
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$120
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Lot 1930

Item 214117
KUSHAN: Kanishka I, ca. 127-147, AE unit (17.67g). Mitch-3082/84. King standing // Athsho, the deity of metals, bearded, excellent strike for this type, VF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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Lot 1931

Item 214006
KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.84g). Mitch-3196. G-286, half-length bust of king, nimbate, crowned with pointed crown, holding mace & spear // Ardoksho standing right, holding cornucopiae, VF.
Estimated Value$800 - 1,000
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Lot 1932

Item 217924
KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.89g). G-138. Crowned bust of Huvishka left, holding mace & goad // the sun diety Miiro standing, nimbate, choice VF.
Estimated Value$800 - 1,000
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Lot 1933

Item 214118
KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AE unit (12.32g). Mitch-3279/83. King riding elephant // deity Ardoksho standing, holding cornucopia, bold VF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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Lot 1934

Item 217958
KUSHAN: Vasudeva I, ca. 190-230, AV dinar (8.14g). G-689, king standing, sacrificing over altar & holding trident, another trident to left, swastika between legs // Shiva standing before the Nandi bull, slightly double-struck towards the left on the reverse only, Unc, R.
Estimated Value$1,200 - 1,400.

Rare variety with Δ to left of the second trident. This type is considered a posthumous issue, which then became the prototype for the first Kushano-Sasanian gold coinage under Peroz I (240-270), thus struck during the reign of the Kushano-Sasanian ruler Ardashir (230-245, no gold known in his name) or during the first 10 to 20 years of the reign of Peroz I.
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$1,000
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Lot 1935

Item 198922
KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 325-345, AV dinar (7.87g). Mitch-3570. King standing, sacrificing over altar, Brahmi Bhri beneath arm // Ardoksho seated, bold strike, lovely strike with excellent portraits, choice EF.
Estimated Value$450 - 550.

Die break across the entire reverse.
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$500
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Lot 1936

Item 198923
KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 325-345, AV dinar (7.71g). Mitch-3572. King standing, sacrificing over altar, Brahmi SiDaM beneath arm // Ardoksho seated, nice strike with clear portraits, EF.
Estimated Value$350 - 450
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Lot 1937

Item 218007
  KUSHAN:COLLECTION of 102 copper coins; Vima Takto (ca. 80-105), including large & small denominations; Vima Kadphises (105-127), mostly large size, some half unit; Kanishka I (127-147), nice selection of both the unit, half unit, and quarter unit types; and Huvishka (155-187), full unit only, but of various sizes; average F-VF, a few with corrosion spots, and some VF or better; retail value $1350, lot of 102 pieces, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$550 - 850
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$800
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Lot 1938

Item 218014
  KUSHAN:LOT of 78 late Kushan copper coins and 11 Jouan-Jouan coppers: Kushan: About 25 pieces of Vasu Deva, including some excellent well-struck examples, mostly VF, and the rest various rulers until the end of the dynasty, average F-VF, with some with light porosity; Jouan-Jouan: Mostly different, crudely struck as usual, average F-VF; excellent starter lot, with most of the pieces identified by Mitchiner numbers; retail value $850, lot of 89 pieces, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$400 - 600
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$350
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Lot 1939

Item 218012
  KUSHANO-SASANIAN:LOT of 186 copper coins, various types, average grade Fine, but many somewhat weakly struck of lightly porous, a few nicer; retail value $850, lot of 186 pieces, ex Hans Mondorf Collection.
Estimated Value$300 - 500
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$375
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Lot 1940

Item 214115
SATAVANHANAS: Sri Satakarni, ca. 1st century BC, AE square punchmarked (12.38g). Mitch-—. Reference to AM-225. Lion standing, Shrivatna symbol above, plus railed tree // Ujjain symbol, Shrivatna symbol, plus Siri Sata in Brahmi script, heavy-weight standard, uncleaned with some soil deposits, crude VF, RRR.
Estimated Value$150 - 200
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Lot 1941

Item 215446
SAURASHTRA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-300 BC, AR ¼ karshapana (0.97g). Ra-402h. Unusually fine style for the Saurashtra series, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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Lot 1942

Item 213992
SAURASHTRA: Anonymous, ca. 2nd-1st century BC, AE square double unit (8.46g). Pieper-431. 6-arm symbol, taurine standard, crude human figure // two swastikas, VF, R.
Estimated Value$100 - 125
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$80
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Lot 1943

Item 216241
UJJAIN: Anonymous, ca. 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD, AE square unit (8.34g), standing Shiva & Nandi bull // Ujjain symbol, very rare denomination for Ujjain, attractive Fine to VF.
Estimated Value$100 - 125.

Both the weight and shape correspond to contemporary Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian square copper units.
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$85
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Lot 1944

Item 215445
VARDHANA: Siladitya, 606-647, AR drachm (2.30g). Mitch-4933/37. Bust left in the Maukhari style // fan-tail Garuda, lovely example, especially on the obverse, VF, R.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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$280
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Lot 1945

Item 217311
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ¼ vimashatika (1.16g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, 2 bulls attached to a plow, 3 elephants in a circle, and floral object in square, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150.

Style and weight of the Umrer hoard series.
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$190
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Lot 1946

Item 217314
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ¼ vimashatika (1.22g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, 2 bulls attached to a plow, uncertain beast, oval-shaped symbol (rice grain?), VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150.

Style and weight of the Umrer hoard series.
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$100
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Lot 1947

Item 217312
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ¼ vimashatika (1.24g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, 2 bulls attached to a plow, tourine between symbols, 2 fish in square, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150.

Style and weight of the Umrer hoard series.
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$150
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Lot 1948

Item 217313
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ¼ vimashatika (1.25g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, 2 bulls attached to a plow, tourine between symbols, 2 fish in square, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150.

Style and weight of the Umrer hoard series.
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Lot 1949

Item 217315
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ¼ vimashatika (1.39g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, palm branch, and twice punched four figures around a circle (one of which is a taurine), VF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150.

Possibly the style of the Umrer hoard series.
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$85
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Lot 1950

Item 217309
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.62g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, crescent with 6 pellets, and two six-armed, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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$100
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Lot 1951

Item 217310
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.67g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, three taurines around a circle, six-whirl symbol (twice), VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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$120
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Lot 1952

Item 217308
VIDARBHA: Punchmarked, ca. 5th-4th century BC, AR ½ karshapana (1.68g). Ra-—. 4 punches: elephant, crescent with 6 pellets, and two six-armed, VF to EF.
Estimated Value$100 - 150
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$85
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Lot 1953

Item 214107
VISHNUKUNDIN: Mahendra Varman I, ca. 580-630, potin unit (2.98g). Krishnamurty-238. Bull standing to right, legend pakapituku above // chakra with scalloped border, VF to EF, R.
Estimated Value$160 - 200
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Lot 1954

Item 214105
PALLAVA OF KANCHI: Mahendra Varman II, ca. 660-670, potin unit (1.24g). Krishnamurty-262. Bull standing to right, legend sakalabhajana above // large chakra with scalloped border, bold EF.
Estimated Value$160 - 200
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$150
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Lot 1955

Item 214106
PALLAVA OF KANCHI: Mahendra Varman II, ca. 660-670, potin unit (1.25g). Krishnamurty-262. Bull standing to right, legend sakalabhajana above // large chakra with scalloped border, attractive EF.
Estimated Value$160 - 200
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Lot 1956

Item 216240
PALLAVA: Anonymous, ca. 477-560, Potin unit (8.14g). Krishnamurthy-223. Roaring lion // sankh shell between standards, VF to EF, RR.
Estimated Value$160 - 200
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$150
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