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GAUL: Celtic, ca. 1st Century BC, BI stater (6.18g), Armorican, S-15, class II, Celticized head right / stylized horse right, boar below, Extremely Fine.
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CELTIC CENTRAL EUROPE & ASIA MINOR: Anonymous, 2nd-1st century BC, AR tetradrachm (15.23g), Gaul, imitation of Philip III type of Macedonia, head of Herakles in lionheadress right / Zeus enthroned left with eagle in right hand and scepter in the left, crudely struck Fine to Very Fine.
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THRACE: Anonymous, ca. 340-320 BC, AR siglos (5.34g), Byzantion, SNG Copenhagen-476, Moushmov-3210, heifer standing left on dolphin; monogram above / incuse square of mill-sail pattern, struck slightly off center, Extremely Fine.
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ATTICA: Anonymous, ca. 393-300 BC, AR tetradrachm (17.15g), Athens, S-2537, helmeted head of Athena right wearing round earring with eye in true perspective / owl with closed wings standing to right, olive twig and crescent behind, crude Very Fine.
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BITHYNIA: Anonymous, ca. 340-320 BC, AR siglos (5.31g), Kalchedon, SNG Copenhagen-348, bull standing left on grain ear / granulated mill-sail incuse square, superb Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Orodes I, BC90-77, AR drachm (4.17g), Shore-131ff, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Phraates III, BC70-57, AR drachm (4.11g), Court mint, Shore-150ff, nice portrait, monogram #35, Extremely Fine.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Vardanes I, 40-45, AR tetradrachm (13.95g), Seleukia, SE-354, Shore-350/351, Tyche handing palm branch to king on throne, month of September 42AD, lovely About Very Fine.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC, AE tetrachalkous (4.02g), Rhagae mint, Sell-28.8, long-bearded bust left wearing tiara with six-point star; circular border of pellets / Pegasus flying right; no border; five-line Greek inscriptions, Very Fine.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Vologases I, AD 51-78, AR tetradrachm (13.97g), Seleucia mint, Sell-68, bare-headed bust facing, head left with pointed beard; beaded border / king seated left on throne receiving diadem from Tyche with scepter; Greek inscription, Very Fine.
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM: Pakoros II, AD 78-105, AR tetradrachm (13.89g), Seleucia mint, Sell-73, beardless bare-headed bust left wearing diadem with loop at the top and two ends visible; B behind head / king enthroned left receiving diadem from Tyche with scepter; Greek legend with date 389 S.E (77 AD) above the diadem; month in exergue unclear, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur I, 241-272, AR drachm (4.22g), G-23, pellet left & right of fire, superb strike, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur I, 241-272, AR drachm (3.93g), G-23, diadem left of fire, wonderful strike, great detail on reverse especially, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur I, 241-272, AR drachm, NM, ND, G-23, broad flan, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd I, 272-273, AR drachm (4.14g), G-36var, standard obverse, but with left inscription in 2 lines / both fire attendants with hand raised toward the fire, the left one holding a diadem, superb strike for this extremely rare ruler, lovely Extremely Fine, RRR.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varahran I, 273-276, AE unit (2.81g), G-40, Sell-19, bust with spiked helmet, lovely obverse, some uneven patination on reverse, Very Fine, RR.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Narseh, 293-303, AR obol (0.60g), G-77, pleasing strike, About Very Fine, R.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Hormizd II, 303-309, AR drachm (4.27g), G-83, nice style, reverse design with more open space in the field, reverse field very broad, choice Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur II, 309-379, AR drachm (4.01g), G-89, head in fire, nice portrait, broad outer margin, Extremely Fine, S.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir II, 379-383, AR drachm (4.35g), G-121, decent portrait, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur III, 383-389, AR drachm (4.18g), WH (=Weh-Ardashir), ND, G-126, mint at right on reverse, Very Fine, RR.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur III, 383-388, AR drachm (4.24g), G-127, no words on reverse, decent portrait, choice Very Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusraw II, 591-628, AR drachm (4.04g), ShY (=Shiraz), year 25, G-146, lovely strike, excellent portrait, nearly Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd I, 399-420, AE unit (1.83g), G----, standard type, without any inscriptions, large tamgha to right of obverse bust, Fine, RRR.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Khusraw II, 591-628, AR dirham, MY (=Mishan), year 31, G-212, With Hunnic countermarks #14 in ObQ1, #3 in ObQ4, Very Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (4.14g), WYHC (the Treasury), year 2, G-226, with wings, obverse die damage makes it look as though Ardashir is sticking out his tongue, appealing Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (3.94g), WYHC (the Treasury), year 2, G-226, cleaned, choice Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (4.06g), SK (Sijistan), year 8, G-234, nice strike, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (4.01g), SK (Sijistan), year 20, G-235, last year of Sasanian coinage, choice Very Fine.
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, 193-217, AR denarius (3.4g), RIC-577. S-6606, RSC-174, IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder resting against altar, Extremely Fine.
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Geta, 209-212 AD, AR denarius (3.49g), RIC-18, S-7196, RSC-157, struck 200-202 AD; P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, draped bust right / PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Geta, in military dress, standing left with baton & scepter, trophy behind, superb Extremely Fine.
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Elagabalus, 218-222 AD, AR antoninianus (4.97g), RIC-149. S-4799, RSC-280, struck 219 AD, IMP ANTONINVS AVG, radiate draped bust right / TEMPORVM FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left with long caduceus and cornucopiae, pleasing Very Fine.
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Postumus, 259-268 AD, AR antoninianus (4.21g), RIC-60, RSC-80, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / FORTVNA AVG, Fortuna standing, head left, holding rudder & cornucopia, struck in good silver for issue, lovely reverse, choice Extremely Fine.
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ROMAN EMPIRE: Postumus, 259-268 AD, AR antoninianus (2.95g), RIC-75, RSC-199, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right / MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left with scales & cornucopiae, struck in good silver for issue, lovely portrait & reverse, choice Extremely Fine.
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SOGDIANA: "Khono", late 5th C, AR drachm (3.21g), Chaghanian region, Kuznetsov-9, c/s Baktrian "khono" on Peroz, Göbl-171, KR mint (=Kirman), undated, with additional Sogdian c/s "xwb" and tamgha, Fine, R, ex. William F. Spengler.
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SOGDIANA: Anonymous, late 7th C, AR drachm (2.58g), Chaghanian region, Rtveladze 45, Khusraw I type, dot-in-crescent right of brow, no symbols on reverse, attendants touching the altar, c/s human head 3 times in obverse margin, lovely strike, flan crack, Extremely Fine, R, ex. William F. Spengler.
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SOGDIANA: Sashro Xidev, 6th/7th C, AR drachm (2.48g), Chaghanian region, Rtveladze 45, Khusraw I type (crudely written name of Khusraw in usual place, star & crescent right / star left, no text), c/s human head 3 times in obverse margin, c/s Kuzn-3 on reverse (thus obscuring the mint name), lovely Very Fine, R, ex. William F. Spengler, ex Giessener Münzhandlung (1992).
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SOGDIANA: Tarkhun, ca. 700-710, AE cash (2.79g), Smirnova-224fl, Ikhshids of Samarkand. Tarkhun, Sogdian legend around central square hole / tamghas around central square hole, crude Fine.
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HEPHTHALITE: Varahran IV style, ca. 5th C, AR drachm (3.02g), G-32-var, bust right, derived from Sasanian Varahran IV, with tamga to right (type unknown to Göbl) / stylized fire altar and 2 assistants, without head in flames, reverse partly double-struck, Very Fine, RRR, ex. William F. Spengler.
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HEPHTHALITE: Varahran IV style, ca. 5th C, AR drachm (3.49g), G-32-var, bust right, derived from Sasanian Varahran IV, with tamga to right (type unknown to Göbl) / stylized fire altar and 2 assistants, with head in flames, nice strike, Very Fine, RRR.
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HEPHTHALITE: Eastern Khingila, probably early 5th Century, AR drachm (3.15g), G-57, flat-back bust right, Brahmi "vaigi" for Khingila in front, bold obverse strike, usual careless reverse, choice Very Fine, R.
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HEPHTHALITE: Sri Mepama, ca. 400, AR drachm (3.70g), ND, G-71var, straightback bust right, tamgha behind and fire-altar before bust, traces of fire-altar and attendants on reverse, deep strike, Extremely Fine, RR.
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HEPHTHALITE: Mepame, 5th century, AR drachm (3.81g), eastern region, G-74-var, tall bust right, tamgha #1 to right, name in Brahmi / remnants of Sasanian fire altar style, with crisscross flames, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR.
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HEPHTHALITE: Raja Lakhana Udayaditya, ca. 500, AR drachm (3.36g), G-79, bust right, no symbols, name in Brahmi around / traces of fire altar & attendants, lovely but scary portrait, Extremely Fine, R.
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HEPHTHALITE: "Hala", ca. 540-580, AE drachm (2.35g), Gandhara region, G-146, bust right, conch to right, About Very Fine, R.
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HEPHTHALITE: "Hala", ca. 540-580, AE drachm (4.35g), Gandhara region, G-150, Mitch-1444, bust right, sprouting bulb to right, uniface, choice strike, rarely found this nice, Extremely Fine.
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HEPHTHALITE: Nezak Malka, late 6th C, AR drachm (3.05g), G-198, nice strike, bold reverse, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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HEPHTHALITE: Vasu Deva & Mardan Shah, after 624, AR drachm (3.09g), Zabulistan, year 35 (frozen), G-213, Mitch-1563, facing bust of Khusraw / facing bust of sun-god, inscriptions in Pahlavi & Brahmi, without countermarks & without ornaments flanking top star & crescent in reverse margin, nice Fine to Very Fine, RRR, ex. William F. Spengler.
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HEPHTHALITE: Togini Shah, ca. 580s-610s, BI drachm (3.08g), year 474, G-240, Mitch-1554, Turkic bust right / fire altar & attendants, date perhaps in the Kanishka era, so ca. 600-610, bold strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R, ex William Spengler.
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HEPHTHALITE: Sri Vajara Vakhu Deva, 7th C, AR drachm (3.22g), Kabul region, G-244, Mitch-1560, bust right, crowned like Khusraw II / standard Sasanian reverse, inscriptions in Pahlavi, Baktrian & Brahmi, c/s Göbl #104 & another unread Brahmi countermark, unpierced, nice Very Fine, ex. William F. Spengler.
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