359 360
355
354 357
Plate VIII. The Indo-Greek Kingdom of Bactria, lots 363, 364, 366, 367, 368, 369.
369
363 367
366 368
364
355 Kamnaskires III and Anzaze (c.82-74 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.35g, Seleucia on the Hedyphon, 82/81 BC, conjoined busts of Kamnaskires, diademed and draped, and Queen Anzaze, draped and wearing stephane, left, anchor behind, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAMNAΣKIPOY KAI BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ ANZAZHΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and sceptre, date
AΛΣ(year 231) behind, Nbefore (Le Rider, Suse, pl. LXXII, 11 var.; Traité pl. XXXV, 3),
toned, extremely rare, wholly exceptional condition, extremely fine £6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Leu 86, 5 May 2003, lot 448
356 Kamnaskires V (late 1st century BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 15.05g, diademed and draped bust left, anchor behind, rev. blundered square four-line Greek legend, diademed bust left
(Alram 463; cf. BMC p. 248, 3), toned, very fine, reverse good very fine £600-800
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby 22 March 1990, lot 66.
Triton VII, 13 January 2004, lot 526.
Kingdom of Persis
357 Bagadat (early - mid 3rd century BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.41g, bearded and moustachioed head right, wearing earring and satrapal headdress (kyrbasia), rev. Bagadat seated left, holding cup and sceptre, standard on left, Aramaic legend (Alram 511;
De Morgan p. 397, 1), excellent portrait, good metal, very rare, good very fine, reverse very
fine £4,500-5,500
PROVENANCE:
Moreira Collection, Superior, 138, 31 May 1998, lot 1622 Triton VII, 13 January 2004, lot 536
358 Autophradates I (c. mid 3rd century BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.66g, head right wearing satrapal headdress (kyrbasia), rev. Ahura-Mazda hovering over fire-temple to left of which stands Autophradates , holding bow and raising right hand, standard on right, Aramaic
legend (cf. BMC 1; Alram 533), overstruck, toned, almost very fine £400-500
355 356
357
358
359 Darius I (2nd century BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.98g, bearded head right, wearing satrapal headdress (kyrbasia) surmounted by crescent, rev. Ahura-Mazda over fire-temple, king
attending on left, eagle on rectangular base on right (BMC 2; Alram 557), extremely fine £280-350 360 Artaxerxes II (1st century BC), ¡ Drachm, 4.16g, crowned and draped bust left,
monogram behind, rev. king standing left before altar, holding sceptre (BMC 1, pl.
XXXIII, 10), extremely fine £200-300
361 Pacorus I (early - mid 1st century BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.88g, diademed, draped bust left, rev. diademed and draped bust left (Alram 592), obverse surface lightly eroded, almost
extremely fine £90-120
The Indo-Greek Kingdom of Bactria
362 Diodotos I, as Satrap under Antiochos II, c.255-239 BC, ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.49g, diademed head of Diodotos right, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Zeus striding left, aegis on left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram and eagle on left SNG ANS 77;
Bib. Nat. 2,E), good metal, very fine £380-450
363 Diodotos II (c.239-230 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.50g, diademed head right, rev.
BAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔIOΔOTOY, Zeus striding left, aegis on left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram and eagle on left (SNG ANS -, cf. 92, drachm; Bib. Nat. 6,F; Senior,
Indo-Scythian Coins, vol. II, p.227, G-2, this coin), good very fine £600-800
364 Euthydemos I (c.230-200 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.73g, c.206-200 BC, diademed mature head right, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY, naked Herakles seated left on rock, resting club on rock at his side, monogram behind (Bib. Nat. 11,A; Mitchiner, type 89c; cf. SNG
ANS 131), edge hammered from 5 to 9 o’clock, not affecting type, exceptional, extremely fine £2,000-3,000 365 Demetrios I (c.200-185 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.89g, draped bust right, wearing
elephant-scalp headdress, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, naked Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding club and lion’s skin, monogram on left
(SNG ANS 189; Bib. Nat. 1, D), good very fine, reverse very fine £800-1,000
359 360
362 363
364 365
361
366 Euthydemos II (c.185-180 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.91g, diademed and draped bust right, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY, naked Herakles standing facing, crowned with wreath, holding another wreath in right hand, club and lion’s skin in left, monogram on left
(SNG ANS 216; Bib. Nat. 1,C), extremely fine £1,800-2,500
367 Agathokles (c.185-170 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.95g, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΓAΘOKΛEOYΣ, Zeus standing facing, holding sceptre in left hand and Hekate holding two torches in right, monogram on left (SNG ANS 230; Bib. Nat. 1, D),
good extremely fine £3,000-4,000
368 Agathokles (c.185-170 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.68g, in commemoration of Euthydemos I, diademed head of Euthydemos right, EYΘYΔHMOY ΘEOY, rev.
BAΣIΛEYONTOΣ AΓAΘOKΛEOYΣ ΔIKAIOY, naked Herakles seated left on rock, resting club on
rock at his side, monogram behind (SNG ANS 261; Bib. Nat. 16, B), rare, extremely fine £3,000-4,000
369 Agathokles (c.185-170 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.33g, in commemoration of Demetrios I, diademed and draped bust of Demetrios right, wearing elephant-scalp headdress,
ΔHMHTPIOY ANIKHTOY, rev. BAΣAΛEYONTOΣ AΓAΘOKΛEOYΣ ΔIKAIOY, naked Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding club and lion’s skin, monogram on left (Bib. Nat. 17,A; SNG ANS - ), very rare, carefully tooled in cleaning
field at top of reverse, otherwise extremely fine £4,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
Spink Auction 165, 8 October 2003, lot 139
370 Agathokles (c.185-170 BC), Nickel Dichalkon, 7.95g, head of Dionysos right, wreathed ivy-wreath, thyrsus over shoulder, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΓAΘOKΛEOYΣ, panther right, left paw raised, vine before, ΦIbehind (cf. SNG ANS 234-238; Bib. Nat. 5,C), unusually complete,
about very fine £180-250
366
368
369
370 367
371 Antimachos (c.174-165 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.90g, diademed and draped bust right, wearing kausia, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΘEOY ANTIMAXOY, Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and filleted palm-branch, monogram on right (cf. SNG ANS 282, drachm; Bib. Nat. 1,E),
good very fine £800-1,000
372 Demetrios II (c.175-150 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.26g, diademed and draped bust right, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Athena standing facing, wearing armour, holding spear and with left hand resting on shield at her side, monogram on left, Δon right (SNG ANS
395; Bib. Nat. 1,F), almost extremely fine £600-800
373 Eukratides I (c.171-145 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.92g, diademed and draped bust right, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioscuri on prancing horses right, each holding spear and palm-branch, monogram on left, Δ below horses (SNG ANS - ; Bib. Nat. 6,T), about
extremely fine £900-1,200
374 Eukratides I (c.171-145 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.94g, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with bull’s horn and ear, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioscuri on prancing horses right, each holding spear and palm-branch, monogram below horses (SNG ANS 468; Bib. Nat. 6,T), most attractive, about extremely
fine £500-600
375 Eukratides I (c.171-145 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.91g, diademed bust left, wearing crested helmet, in ‘heroic’ attitude - seen from behind, holding spear in raised right hand, rev.BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioscuri on prancing horses right, each holding spear and palm-branch, monogram below horses (SNG ANS 485; Bib. Nat. 8, B), a
handsome coin, almost extremely fine, reverse good very fine £2,000-3,000
376 Eukratides I (c.171-145 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.95g, diademed and draped bust of Eukratides right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with bull’s horn and ear, BAΣIΛEYΣ MEΓAΣ EYKPATIΔHΣ, rev.HΛIOKΛHΣ KAI ΛAOΔIKHΣ, conjoined, draped busts of Eukratides’
father Heliokles, bare-headed, and his mother Laodike, diademed, right (SNG ANS
527-528 var.; Bib. Nat. 13), rare, good metal, large flan, extremely fine £3,000-4,000 371
373
375 376
374 372
Plate IX. The Indo-Greek Kingdom of Bactria, lots 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376.
372 371
376
374
373
375
Plate X. The Indo-Greek of Bactria, lots 379, 380, 387, 388, 390, 393, 394.
379 388
394 380
393
387
390
377 Heliokles I (c.145-130 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 16.48g, diademed and draped bust right, rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ HΛIOKΛEOYΣ ΔIKAIOY, Zeus standing facing, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, monogram on left (SNG ANS 638-639; Bib. Nat. 1, M), good very fine, reverse
very fine £350-450
378 Menander I (c.165 or 155-130 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.82g, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Athena Alchidemos standing left, shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt, Σ on left, monogram behind (SNG ANS 767; Bib. Nat. 12,A), some light surface erosion, good very
fine £150-250
PROVENANCE:
Baldwin, 25 September 2006, lot 99
379 Menander I (c.165 or 155-130 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 10.47g, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Athena standing left, shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, Σon left, monogram behind (SNG ANS 853; Bib. Nat. 15, B), extremely
fine £300-400
380 Zoilos I (c.130-120 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.46g, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔIKAIOY ZΩIΛOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, naked Herakles standing facing, crowned with wreath, holding another wreath, club and lion’s skin, monogram on left
(SNG ANS 968; Bib. Nat. 3, B), extremely fine £200-250
381 Lysias (c.120-110 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.43g, draped bust right, wearing elephant-scalp headdress, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY ΛYΣIOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, naked Herakles standing facing, crowning himself with wreath and holding club and lion’s skin,
monogram on left (SNG ANS 1032; Bib. Nat. 4, C), about extremely fine £180-250 382 Antialkidas (c.115-95 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.84g, diademed bust left
in ‘heroic’ attitude - seen from behind, holding spear in raised right hand, aegis over shoulders, BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIALKIΔOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus standing facing, holding Nike and sceptre, in front of elephant left, monogram on left
(SNG ANS - ; Bib. Nat. 8,A), very rare, extremely fine £2,500-3,000
377 378
379 380
381
382
383 Antialkidas (c.115-95 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.49g, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIALKIΔOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned turned three-quarters left, holding Nike and sceptre, forepart of elephant on left,
monogram under throne (SNG ANS 1058; Bib. Nat. 9, A), extremely fine £100-130 384 Antialkidas (c.115-95 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.41g, draped bust right,
wearing crested helmet, BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIALKIΔOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned turned three-quarters left, holding Nike and sceptre, forepart of elephant on
left, monogram under throne (SNG ANS 1072; Bib. Nat. 12, B), extremely fine £100-130
385 Antialkidas (c.115-95 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.42g, draped bust right, wearing kausia, BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIALKIΔOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned turned three-quarters left, holding Nike and sceptre, forepart of elephant on left,
monogram behind (SNG ANS 1085; Bib. Nat. 13, A), almost extremely fine £100-120 386 Philoxenos (c.100-95 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.78g, diademed and
draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY ΦIΛOΞENOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, the helmeted king on galloping horse right, monogram below (SNG ANS - , cf. 1169 for control-mark;
Bib. Nat. 3, D), a rare issue of a rare coinage, extremely fine £800-1,000
387 Amyntas (c.95-90 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.53g, diademed bust left, wearing crested helmet, in ‘heroic’ attitude - seen from behind, holding spear in raised right hand, aegis over shoulders, BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKATOPOΣ AMYNTOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned, turned three-quarters left, holding Athena and sceptre, monogram on left
(SNG ANS 1249), very rare, extremely fine £600-800
383 384
385
386
387
387 (x2)
388 Artemidoros (c.85 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.79g, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKHTOY APTEMIΔΩPOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Artemis standing left, quiver over shoulder, firing bow, control-mark on left (SNG ANS - ; Rahman 498; Bib.
Nat. 2, A; Mitchiner 398a), a very rare variety of a rare coinage, extremely fine £1,500-2,000 389 Archebios (c.90-80 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.36g, draped bust right,
wearing crested helmet, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔIKAIOY NIKHΦOPOY APXEBIOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus standing facing, brandishing thunderbolt and holding sceptre, control-mark on right
(SNG ANS 1296; Bib. Nat. 4, A), almost extremely fine £450-550
390 Hermaios and Kalliope (c.90-70 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.69g, conjoined diademed and draped busts of Hermaios and Kalliope right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY KAI KAΛΛIOΠHΣ, rev. Kharosthi legend, the helmeted king on galloping horse right, spear, bow and quiver behind him fastened to horse’s flank, monogram below
(SNG ANS 1317; Bib. Nat. 1, B), very rare, good metal, very fine £1,700-2,200 391 Hermaios and Kalliope (c.90-70 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Drachm, 2.47g, conjoined
diademed and draped busts of Hermaios and Kalliope right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, the helmeted king on galloping horse right, spear, bow and quiver behind him fastened to horse’s flank, monogram below (SNG ANS 1320; Bib. Nat. 2, B),
good very fine £180-220
392 Hermaios (c.90-70 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 8.61g, posthumous issue c.70-50 BC, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ EPMAIOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Zeus enthroned facing, slightly to left, holding sceptre and raising right hand in
gesture, monogram on left (SNG ANS 1399; Senior 34aT.1), about extremely fine £150-200 393 Apollodotos II (c.80-65 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.78g, diademed and
draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY ΣΩTHPOΣ KAI ΦIΛOΠATOPOΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, Athena Alkidemos standing left, shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, control-marks on left and right (SNG ANS 1573; Bib. Nat. 3,
C), extremely fine £500-600
388 389
390 391
392 393
394 Hippostratos (c.65-55 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard Tetradrachm, 9.93g, diademed and draped bust right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ IΠΠOΣTPATOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, the helmeted king on cantering horse right, holding spear and shield, control-mark below (SNG ANS
1622; Bib. Nat. 3, A), very broad flan, exceptional, extremely fine £500-600 395 Zoilos II (c.55-35 BC), ¡ Indian-Standard drachm, 1.55g, diademed and draped bust
right, BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ZΩIΛOY, Athena Alkidemos standing left, shield on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand, control-marks to left and right (SNG ANS - , cf. 1667ff; Bib. Nat. 1, R), light surface erosion on reverse, rare, good very fine, reverse
almost very fine £100-130
The Indo-Parthian Kingdoms
396 Gondophares I (late 1st century BC), ¡ Drachm, 3.21g, bearded and diademed bust of king left, wearing a chain necklace,rev. king seated right holding cup right, Nike stands behind crowning him with a wreath, blundered Greek legend on four sides (Senior 210.1;
cf.M.1067), good fine/fine, scarce £400-500
397 Seistan, Gondophares-Sases (early 1st century AD), ¡ Drachm, 2.97g, diademed and bearded bust of king left, wearing tiara in the style of Phraates III, decorated with horn and stags, rev. king seated right, Nike stands behind crowning him, blundered Greek legend on four sides naming Gondophares (Senior 240.1; M.1070), obverse stained in two
places, good very fine £350-400
398 Seistan, Sanabares (c.110-130), ¡ Drachm, 2.92g, bearded and diademed bust of king left, partial Pahlavi legend far right, rev. archer on stool right, blundered Greek legend on
four sides (Senior 262.2; M.1151), about very fine £300-350
399 Seistan, Pakores (c.AD 100-135), ¡ Drachm, 2.88g, bearded and diademed bust of king left, with hair in bunch, indistinct Pahlavi legend far right, rev. archer on stool right,
blundered Greek legend on four sides (Senior 268.1; M.1078), good fine, scarce £400-500 394
395
396 397
398 399
The Indo-Scythian Kingdoms
400 Maues (c.90-60 BC), Taxila, ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.65g., Zeus standing left wearing himation, carrying a sceptre with arm extended left, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY MAYOY, rev. Kharosthi legend around winged Nike standing right, palm with streamers over shoulder, right arm extended holding wreath, monogram below right (Senior 1.1;
M.729), about extremely fine £350-400
401 Vonones with Spalagadames (c.75-60 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.76g, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and carrying lowered spear, exergual line below,
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY ONΩNOY, rev. Kharosthi legend: Spalahoraputrasa Dhramiasa Spalagadamasa naming Spalagadames as son of Spalahores, Zeus standing facing, holding long spear and thunderbolt, monogram under left arm (Senior 67.1a; M.687), about
extremely fine £200-250
402 Vonones with Spalagadames,¡ Tetradrachm, 9.78g, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and carrying lowered spear, exergual line below, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY ONΩNOY, rev. Kharosthi legend: Spalahoraputrasa Dhramiasa Spalagadamasa naming Spalagadames as son of Spalahores, Zeus standing facing, holding long spear and
thunderbolt, monogram under left arm (Senior 67.3a; c.f. M.686), good extremely fine £280-350
PROVENANCE:
Spink, Auction 175, 28-29 September 2005, lot 262
403 Azilises (c.60-45/35 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.30g, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and carrying lowered spear, exergual line below, BACIΛEWC MEΓAΛOY AZIΛIΣOY, rev. Kharoshti legend around city goddess standing left holding a brazier left with palm tied with streamers over other shoulder, monogram and letter sa left, sam in right field (Senior 56.10; M.686), a little light staining on reverse and obverse flan crack,
very fine £100-120
404 Spalirises with Azes (c.60-50 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.65g, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and carrying lowered spear, exergual line below, BACIΛEWC MEΓAΛOY PΠAΛIPICOY, rev. Kharosthi legend naming Azes, Maharajasa Mahatakasa Ayasa, Zeus standing facing, holding long spear and thunderbolt, monogram under left arm
(Senior 74.1; M.695), about extremely fine £250-300
400 401
402 403 404
405 Azes (c.58 - 19 BC), Taxila, ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.55g., Zeus standing left wearing himation and broad-ribboned diadem, carrying sceptre, with arm extended left, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, rev. Kharosthi legend, winged Nike standing right holding palm over shoulder, right arm extended, holding wreath, monogram below right, (Senior 76.2;
M.737), good very fine £200-250
406 Azes (II), Pushkalavati area, ¡ Tetradrachm, 9.32g, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and holding whip aloft, Kharosthi letter before horse, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, rev. Kharosthi legend around Pallas Athene standing right holding spear and shield, right arm extended, monogram left, Kharosthi letter so in right
field (Senior type 98.302; M.848), extremely fine £50-70
407 Indo-Parthian & Indo-Scythian, Æ Units (4): Gondophares, Æ Tetradrachms (2), Rajavula (c.AD 1-10), Æ Drachm; Aspavarma (pre AD 35), Æ Tetradrachm (M.904,
1082, 1129; Senior 151.30, 183.301, 213.1, 220.10), generally fine to very fine (4) £80-100
India-Taxila and Gandhara
408 India, Taxila & Gandhara (6th-4th century BC), Satamana bars (2): flat base style, narrow bent style, radiate symbol punched at either end (MAC.4070, 4071);
Pushkalavati (c.2nd century BC), square Æ Units (2), elephant right, rev. lion left with swastika and other symbols (MAC.4402), together with other unidentified Æ unit, probably of Hyderabad state, the flat bar fine, the bent bar very fine, the Pushkalavati units
fine and very fine, the other coin poor (5) £150-200
India, Kushan Empire
409 Kujula Kadphises (Heraios) (c.AD 50-80), Tetradrachm, 11.75g, diademed and draped bust of king right, rev, barbaric Greek legend of later blundered type TYPANNOYNTOΣ HPAIOY KOPANOY, ΣANAP, King mounted right on horseback crowned by flying Nike (Cribb, The ‘Heraeus’ Coins, Essays in Honour of Carson and Jenkins, pl. XXVI, 53;
M.514), very fine £300-400
PROVENANCE:
Baldwin 7 May 2002, lot 873
405 406
407 408
409
410 Wima Takto (Soter Megas) (c.AD 90-120), Æ Unit, 8.39g, diademed radiate bust right holding a sceptre, tamgha in left field, rev. horseman right with pseudo-Greek legend
around (MAC 2953), very fine, with all legend visible £30-40
411 Wima Kadphises (c.120 -127), ¿ Dinar, 7.99g, bust of king right wearing domed crown, club over shoulder left, tamgha in field above, BACIΛEYC OOHMO KAΔΦICHC, rev.
ithyphallic proto-Siva standing facing holding long-handled axe left, tamgha in left field,
nandipada in right field, Kharoshthi legend (Göbl 18), good extremely fine £1,000-1,200
PROVENANCE:
Numismatic Circular, September 1998 no.5438
412 Kanishka I (c.127-151), ¿ Dinar, 7.98g, Kanishka standing left holding an ankus over a small altar left, and a spear right, PAONANOPAO KANHPKI KOPANO, rev. lunate moon god Mao standing left holding beribboned sceptre, tamgha in left field, legend MAOin right
field (Göbl 58), extremely fine £600-800
PROVENANCE:
Numismatic Circular, September 1998, no.5439
413 Huvishka (c.151-190), ¿ Dinar, 7.89g, nimbate crowned three-quarter length bust of Huvishka left holding small sceptre before face, with garlanded spear over shoulder, pseudo-Greek legend around, rev. nimbate god Pharro standing left holding flaming brazier, with flames issuing from shoulders, tamgha in left field, ΦAPPO in right field
(cf.Göbl 202), extremely fine £600-800
414 Vasu Deva II (c.290-310), ¿ Dinar, 7.99g, nimbate king standing left making offering at a small altar, trident above altar and held right, pseudo-Greek legend around, rev. proto-Siva standing facing before bull, holding trident right, tamgha in left field,
OHPOin right field (Göbl 640), extremely fine £300-350
The Kingdom of Egypt
415 Ptolemy I (305-285 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, as Satrap c.310-305 BC, ¡ Tetradrachm, 15.82g, Alexandria, diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, wearing elephant-scalp headdress, aegis round neck on which is a tiny Δ, rev.AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, brandishing spear and holding shield, monogram, Corinthian helmet and eagle on right (SNG Copenhagen 19; Svoronos 168, pl. VI, 7),
toned, good very fine £800-1,000
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416 Ptolemy I (305-285 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 15.01g, Alexandria, diademed head of Ptolemy I right, aegis round neck, tiny Δbehind ear, rev.ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, Aon left (SNG Copenhagen - ; Svoronos 183, pl. VII, 18),
light graffito behind eagle, extremely fine £400-500
417 Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), ¿ Oktodrachm, 27.68g, Alexandria, conjoined busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled, right, shield behind, AΔEΛΦΩN, rev.ΘEΩN, conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled, right (SNG Copenhagen 132; Svoronos 603), good very
fine £5,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
UBS 78, 9 November 2008, lot 1072
418 Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), ¿ Tetradrachm, 13.87g, Alexandria, conjoined busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled, right, shield behind, AΔEΛΦΩN, rev.ΘEΩN, conjoined busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled, right (SNG Copenhagen 133; Svoronos 604), about
extremely fine £2,000-2,500
PROVENANCE:
Spink, New York, 3 May 1995, lot 348
419 Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), ¡ Dekadrachm, 35.52g, Alexandria, c.253-246 BC, diademed and veiled bust of Arsinoe II right, a lotus-tipped sceptre beyond, AAbehind, rev. APΣINOHΣ ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopia with fillets (SNG Copenhagen - ;
Svoronos 937, pl. XXVIII, 3), toned, rare, almost extremely fine £4,000-5,000 420 Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), ¡ Tetradrachm, 14.11g, Sidon, 257/6 BC, diademed head
of Ptolemy I right, aegis round neck, rev.ΠTOΛEMAIOY ΣΩTHPOΣ, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, ΣIand monogram on left, date KΘ(= year 29) on right (SNG Copenhagen
510; cf. Svoronos 731), very fine £170-220
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