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Kushan Kings, Huvishka, AE Tetradrachm, 151-190 AD
Ruler: Huvishka
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 151-190 AD
Denomination: AE Tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: þAONAOþPAO OOHþKE KOþANO ('King of Kings, Huvishka Kushan'), Elephant rider king holds a staff diagonally in right hand and carries an elephant goad horizontally over the elephant's back
Reverse: OHPO, Oesho with four arms stands facing, head left surrounded by halo; hair in topknot; wearing dhoti, bracelets and armlets, amulet string across chest; holding diadem with extended lower right hand, thunderbolt in raised right hand, trident vertically with raised upper left hand and water-pot with lower left hand; early tamga to lect; dotted border
Size: 26.39mm, 16.1g, 12h
Grade: Choice gVF, dark patina with earthen highlights, boldly struck, smooth fields
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 848 ff.; Göbl 849
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Kushan Kings, Kanishka I, AE Tetradrachm, 127-151 AD
Ruler: Kanishka I
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 127-151 AD
Denomination: AE Tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: þAO KANHþKI ('King Kanishka'), King standing facing, head to left, with long beard, making an offering at a small fire alter with extended right hand; wearing diadem and round-brimmed Iranian cap, cloak double-clasped at the chest worn over knee length tunic, trousers and boots; holding spear with left hand, armed with long sword with curved hilt held by buckled belt; dotted border below feet
Reverse: AΘþO, God of metals Athsho standing facing, head turned to left; wearing diadem with ribbons to right; cloak around shoulders clasped at chest worn over calf-length tunic; holding diadem wreath with two ribbons in extended right hand, clasping fire tongs with left hand on hip; tamga to left; dotted border
Size: 25.51mm, 17.2g, 12h
Grade: gVF, attractive light-green patina, reverse slightly off centre, smooth fields
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 459 ff.; Göbl 772; MAC 3082-84
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Kushan Kings, Soter Megas, AE Didrachm, 90-113 AD
Ruler: Soter Megas (King of Kings)
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 90-113 AD
Denomination: AE Didrachm, derived from Attic standard copper didrachm / reduced Indian standard copper tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Bust of Miiro facing right, 11 rays emanating from his head, wearing diadem with ribbons to left and cloak; holding ribboned arrow in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to left; dotted border
Reverse: ΒΑCΙΛΕ[ΩC ΒΑCΙΛEΥΩΝ CΩΤΗ]P ΜΕΓΑC ('King of kings, great saviour'), King riding horse to right, wearing soft Iranian cap with long diadem ribbons, nomad jacket and trousers; holding pickaxe in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to right
Size: 20.08mm, 8.3g, 10h
Grade: gVF, dark patina with earthern highlights, well centred, tight flan
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 179, Kushana Numismatics p. 94, 49; Senior ISCH B17 type
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Kushan Kings, Soter Megas, AE Didrachm, 90-113 AD
Ruler: Soter Megas (King of Kings)
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 90-113 AD
Denomination: AE Didrachm, derived from Attic standard copper didrachm / reduced Indian standard copper tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Bust of Miiro facing right, 5 rays emanating from his head, wearing diadem with ribbons to left and cloak; holding ribboned arrow in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to left; dotted border
Reverse: ΒΑCΙΛΕΩ[C] ΒΑCΙΛE[ΥΩΝ CΩΤΗP ΜΕΓΑC] ('King of kings, great saviour'), King riding horse to right, wearing soft Iranian cap with long diadem ribbons, nomad jacket and trousers; holding pickaxe in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to right
Size: 22.2mm, 8.4g, 12h
Grade: Choice aEF, fine style, green patina with dark devices, boldly struck, reverse off centre, rough surfaces on obverse, (cleanable) soil deposits on reverse
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 196-8; Kushana Numismatics p. 94, 49; Senior ISCH B17 type
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Kushan Kings, Soter Megas, AE Didrachm, 90-113 AD
Ruler: Soter Megas (King of Kings)
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 90-113 AD
Denomination: AE Didrachm, derived from Attic standard copper didrachm / reduced Indian standard copper tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Bust of Miiro facing right, uncertain number of rays emanating from his head, wearing diadem with ribbons to left and cloak; holding ribboned arrow in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to left; dotted border
Reverse: [ΒΑCΙΛΕΩ[C] ΒΑCΙΛEΥΩΝ CΩΤΗP ΜΕΓΑC] ('King of kings, great saviour'), King riding horse to right, wearing soft Iranian cap with long diadem ribbons, nomad jacket and trousers; holding pickaxe in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to right
Size: 20.62mm, 8.6g, 12h
Grade: VF, attractive desert patina, tight flan, obverse off centre, high relief
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 177 ff.; Kushana Numismatics p. 94, 49; Senior ISCH B17 type
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Kushan Kings, Soter Megas, AE Didrachm, 90-113 AD
Ruler: Soter Megas (King of Kings)
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 90-113 AD
Denomination: AE Didrachm, derived from Attic standard copper didrachm / reduced Indian standard copper tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Bust of Miiro facing right, 7 rays emanating from his head, wearing diadem with ribbons to left and cloak; holding ribboned arrow in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to left; dotted border
Reverse: [ΒΑCΙ]ΛΕΩ[C] [ΒΑCΙΛEΥΩΝ] CΩΤΗP [ΜΕΓΑC] ('King of kings, great saviour'), King riding horse to right, wearing soft Iranian cap with long diadem ribbons, nomad jacket and trousers; holding pickaxe in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to right
Size: 22.74mm, 8.1g, 12h
Grade: VF, patina with dark devices
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 185; Kushana Numismatics p. 94, 49; Senior ISCH B17 type
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Kushan Kings, Soter Megas, AE Didrachm, 90-113 AD
Ruler: Soter Megas (King of Kings)
Province: Kushan Empire, Ancient India
Date: 90-113 AD
Denomination: AE Didrachm, derived from Attic standard copper didrachm / reduced Indian standard copper tetradrachm
Composition: Copper
Obverse: Bust of Miiro facing right, 10 rays emanating from his head, wearing diadem with ribbons to left and cloak; holding ribboned arrow in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to left; dotted border
Reverse: [ΒΑCΙ]ΛΕΩ[C] [ΒΑCΙΛEΥΩΝ] CΩΤΗP [ΜΕΓΑC] ('King of kings, great saviour'), King riding horse to right, wearing soft Iranian cap with long diadem ribbons, nomad jacket and trousers; holding pickaxe in raised right hand; three-pronged tamga to right
Size: 22.50mm, 8.8g, 12h
Grade: Near VF, green and black patina, minor patina chip at 2 o'clock, some green encrustations on reverse
Reference(s): ANS Kushan 180; Kushana Numismatics p. 94, 49; Senior ISCH B17 type
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Lucania, Paestum, AE Semis, Donation of the Lady Mineia, c. 90-44 BC
Ruler: Miniea (magistrate)
Province: Lucania, Paestum
Date: circa 90-44 BC
Denomination: AE Semis
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: MINEIA • M • F, Head of lady, her hair tied back, right
Reverse: Two-storey building; in left and right fields, P S / S C
Size: 14.86; 3.1g, 6h
Grade: gF, reverse slightly off-centre, dark greek-brown patina, some roughness
Provenance: ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 407 (11 October 2017), Lot 13; from a private collection, with the collector's envelope
Reference(s): Crawford Paestum 38b; HN Italy 1258; SNG Copenhagen 1373; SNG ANS 804-805; SNG Christomanos 14; SNG München 1144; BMC Italy [Paestum] p. 282, 77 var. (obverse legend); McClean 1153-1154 corr. (obverse legend); SNG Gale -; SNG Kikpe -; SNG Soutzos-; SGCV I -
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Lucania, Velia, AR Nomos, 280 BC
Province: Lucania, Velia
Date: 280 BC
Denomination: AR Nomos
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin; A above, IE on a outlined tablet behind neck guard (not visible on this specimen)
Reverse: Lion attacking stag from behind
Size: 21mm, 7.24g
Grade: gVF
Reference(s): Williams Velia 561 (O281/R394); SNG ANS 1404 (same reverse die); HN Italy 1318
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Lucania, Velia, AR Nomos, 334-300 BC
Province: Lucania, Velia
Date: 334-300 BC
Denomination: AR Nomos
Composition: Silver
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left in a Phrygian helmet decorated with centauress; monogram behind neck guard
Reverse: YEΛHTΩN, Lion standing left, devouring animal part; monogram below
Size: 22mm, 7.27g.
Grade: Choice VF
Provenance: Ex Richard Winokur Collection; ex Classical Numismatic Group Inc., eAuction 151, Lot 12
Reference(s): Cf. Williams Velia 329-333 (same obverse die, reverse die not listed); HN Italy 1294
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Lydia, Nacrassa, AE24, Pseudo-autonomous Issue, Time of Trajan to the Antonines, 98-161 AD
Ruler: Pseudo-autonomous
Province: Lydia, Nacrassa
Date: 98-161 AD (Time of Trajan to the Antonines)
Denomination: AE24
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: ΘEON CYNKΛHTON, Young, draped bust of Senate facing right
Reverse: NAKΡACEΩN, Cult image of Artemis Ephesia facing between two stags
Size: 23.60mm; 5.2g, 12h
Grade: gVF, toned, some pitting
Provenance: ex Rusty Romans (ebay) 24 September 2006
Reference(s): SNG Copenhagen 288-289; SNG München 337; SNG Leypold 1090-1091; RPC III 1794; Walcher 2684; BMC Lydia 1-4; Weber 6853-6855; Mionnet IV, 502; SNG Righetti 1047; Lindgren I 759; SNG von Aulock -
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Lydia, Sala, AE17, Pseudo-autonomous Issue, Time of Antoninus Pius, 138-131 AD
Ruler: Antoninus Pius
Province: Lydia, Sala
Date: 138-131 AD
Denomination: AE17
Composition: Bronze
Obverse: СΑΛΗΝΩΝ, Draped bust of Athena or Roma right, in crested Corinthian helmet and aegis; within dotted borders
Reverse: ЄΠΙ ΑΝΔΡΟΝЄΙΚ[ΟΥ СΑΛ], Kybele seated left, turreted; she holds in right hand, patter, and rests left arm on tympanum; no lion at her feet: all within dotted border
Size: 17.25mm, 3.82g, 6h
Grade: gVF
Provenance: ex Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 2 (26 November 2017), Lot 415
Reference(s): BMC Lydia [Sala] p. 229, 18-19; SNG Copenhagen 424-425; RPC IV online 1416