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Ancient Coins
 
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HIMYARITE: Anonymous, ca. 50-100 AD, AR ½ denarius, Mitch-370cf, head right, all within 'serpent' circle / small head right, in front, monogram; around, Sabaean inscription, Extremely Fine.
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HIMYARITE: Anonymous, ca. 50-100 AD, AR ½ denarius, Mitch-370cf, head right, all within 'serpent' circle / small head right, in front, monogram; around, Sabaean inscription, tiny hole, Fine.
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  HIMYARITE: Anonymous, circa 80-100 AD, AR scyphate quinarius, "'MDN BYN" (Amdan Bayyin), Munro-Hay 3, Arabia Felix "RYDN" royal series, male head right within torc; monogram behind / "'MDNIBYNI" around, "RYDN" in exergue, small head right; "sceptre" symbol before, pierced, choice Very Fine.
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  HIMYARITE: Anonymous, circa 80-100 AD, AR scyphate quinarius (1.38g), "'MDN BYN" (Amdan Bayyin), Munro-Hay 3, Arabia Felix "RYDN" royal series, male head right within torc; monogram behind / "'MDNIBYNI" around, "RYDN" in exergue, small head right; "sceptre" symbol before, pierced, Fine.
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HIMYARITE: Anonymous, ca. 50-100 AD, AR ½ denarius, Mitch-370cf, head right, all within 'serpent' circle / small head right, in front, monogram; around, Sabaean inscription, Very Fine.
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HIMYARITE: Anonymous, ca. 50-100 AD, scyphate AR ½ denarius, Mitch-373, head right in field left, monogram with trident, all within 'serpent' circle / small head right, in front, monogram; around, Sabaean inscription, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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  HIMYARITE: Anonymous, ca. 50-100 AD, scyphate AR ½ denarius, Mitch-373, head right in field left, monogram with trident, all within 'serpent' circle / small head right, in front, monogram; around, Sabaean inscription, Very Fine.
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ACHAIMENIDIAN EMPIRE: Anonymous, before 332 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.71g), MIG-10b, struck for use in Egypt by local Persian satrap Sabakes under Darius III, helmeted head of Athena right / owl standing right, Aramaic legend, crescent & thunderbolt to right, SWYK in Aramaic letters at right, couple small banker's marks, crude Fine to Very Fine, RR, ex. CNA XX sale, lot 204, March 1992.
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PARTHIA: Vonones I, AD 8-12, AR drachm, Ecbatana mint, Sell-60.5, bust of king left, tapering beard, short hair; border of dots; semi-circular Greek legend above / Nike walking right; in right hand, palm; in front below palm monogram 26; Greek inscription, porous surfaces, still quite attractive, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd I, 399-420, AR drachm (4.04g), LYW(=Rev-Ardashir), G-146, nice strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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  SASANIAN KINGDOM: Peroz, 457-484, AR drachm, AY (unlocated), G-171, "M" left on reverse, Extremely Fine.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (4.20g), GD (Jayy), year 2, G-225, without wings, lovely strike, choice Extremely Fine, R.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (4.00g), SK (Sijistan), year 3, G-234, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated.
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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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HEPHTHALITE: "Napki Mulka", late 6th C, AR drachm (3.28g), NM, ND, G-200, lovely style, very minor discoloration on reverse, Extremely Fine, S.
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HEPHTHALITE: Peroz type, 6th C, AR drachm (4.00g), ND, G-287.8, Kabul region, 4 large pellets in obverse margin, "M" left on reverse, narrow flan, average strike, 3 dots above crown, Very Fine.

For a similar specimen, see CNG auction #60, lot 1090 (May 2002).
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HEPHTHALITE: Hormizd IV type, 7th century, AR drachm (3.54g), "BHL" (Balkh), year "11", Schnädelbach/ONS-169, based on standard drachm of Hormizd IV (G-200), countermarked human head (G—) on obverse, ΦOMO on reverse (G-59var), both marks full and bold, Very Fine.
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