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Lot 738 AFGHANISTAN: AV 2½ amani, SH1306 year 9, KM-914, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, RRRR. This is a very rare denomination for Afghan gold and first we have ever offered. UBS Auction 83, lot 3773 sold a similar example for $15,000 plus commision in September 2009 which is the only other example we could find a record of selling within the past 10 years. Estimate $16,000-18,000 |
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Lot 551 GUPTA: Prakashaditya, ca. 510-525, AV stater (9.45g), Altekar XV:14-15, king on horseback right, plunging sword in mouth of attacking lion / Lakshmi seated cross-legged on lotus, holding noose, choice Extremely Fine, RR. Estimate $3,600-3,900 |
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Lot 243 TURKEY: Mahmud I, 1730-1754, AR yirmilik (20 para) (13.1g), Gümüshhane, AH1143, KM-207, initial xii, special issue during this reign, excellent strike with no significant weakness, Very Fine, RRR. Estimate $3,000-3,500 |
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Lot 76 BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Justinian II, 705-711, AV solidus (4.46g), S-1414, dN IhS ChS REX REGNANTIUM, facing bust of Christ / DN IUSTINIAN US ET TibERIUS PP AC, crowned busts of Justinian & Tiberius, holding cross potent on steps between them, lustrous About Uncirculated, RR. Estimate $2,700-2,900 |
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Lot 778 YEMEN: AR ¼ riyal, AH1382, KM-A25.2, one year type, NGC graded choice lustrous MS-65, RRR. Estimate $1,800-2,000 |
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Lot 754 CAMBODIA: AR ¼ tical (4.73g), ND (1880), KM-—, standing Garuda left, flourishes either side/ Khmer inscriptions within crudely engraved wreath, crude machine struck issue, plain edge, unpublished, Extremely Fine, RRRR, ex. J. Silvestre Collection. J. Silvestre was a French colonial administrator in Indochina and the author of the The Coins and Medals of Annam published in the American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 37, #3 in 1903. This type is likely a pattern issue and unpublished. Estimate $1,800-2,000 |
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Lot 697 BRITISH INDIA: AV mohur, 1841, KM-462.1, East India Company issue, tiny rim nick on reverse, About Uncirculated. Estimate $2,000-2,300 |
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Lot 733 AFGHANISTAN: AV 5 amani, SH1299, KM-890, Extremely Fine, R. Estimate $1,800-2,000 |
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Lot 532 KUSHAN: Vima Kadphises, ca. 100-127, AV stater (7.73g), Mitch-3004v, G-287, diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises left on clouds, holding in right hand a mace-scepter; tamgha to right / Maharajasa rajadirajasa trarvaloga is'varasa mahis'varasa hima kathphs'asa in Kharosthi, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head left, holding composite trident with ax in right hand, he-goat skin draped over left arm; tamgha to left, Buddhist triratana ("Three Jewels") to right, Extremely Fine, R. Estimate $2,400-2,600 |
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Lot 752 CAMBODIA: AR 2 pe (1.56g), ND (1650-1850), KM-—, Garuda slightly to left with arms upturned, uniface, Extremely Fine, RRR, ex. J. Silvestre Collection. J. Silvestre was a French colonial administrator in Indochina and the author of the The Coins and Medals of Annam published in the American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 37, #3 in 1903. This type is possibly a pattern or presentation issue. Published by Charles Panish in the ANS Museum Notes 20, 1975, plate XXVI, 2c. Estimate $1,700-1,900 |
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