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Auction: 25122 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 41: The Falcon Collection of Islamic Gold and Silver Coins and The Shepherd Collection of Indian States and Presidency Coinage. - e-Auction
Lot: 2508

Bactrian and Kushan, a Selection of Bronze and Silver Issues (9): i) Yue-chi, Sapadbizes, AR Hemidrachm, struck late 1st century BC, helmeted and draped bust right, rev. lion standing right, lambda and crescent above, 1.50g (HGC 12, 516), fine; ii) Kushan, Kanishka I, AE Didrachm, struck c. 128-52 AD, Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar, rev. radiate Helios, standing left, raising right hand, tamgha to left, 8.12g (SNG ANS Kushan 391-402), fine; iii) Vima Kadphises, AE Tetradrachm, struck c. 113-127 AD, king standing left, wearing diadem, bonnet and skirted tunic, dropping pellets over altar with right hand, holding hilt with left, trident-axe to left, tamgha to right, rev. Shiva standing facing, behind, bull right, 15.57g (AND Kushan 274-302), fine; B>Vima Takto (2): iv) AE Drachm, struck c. 80-100 AD, radiate bust of Vima Takto right, tamgha to left, rev. Vima Takto on horseback right, tamgha to right, 2.17g (MAC 2990), good fine; v) another, 2.01g (MAC 2990), fine (2); vi) Vasudeva (2), AE Issue, struck c. 190-230 AD, uncertain type, 8.03g (ANS Kushan 1123-51), fair; vii) another, 8.01g (ANS Kushan 1123-51), about fine (2); Vasudeva Imitation (2): viii) AE 3b, abstract king standing over altar left, rev. abstract Siva standing facing, 2.64g (ANS Kushan 1933-78), fine; ix) similarly, uncertain AE issue, 3.83g, about fine (2); (9)

Provenance

ii) Classical Numismatic Group, e-Sale 580

iii) Classical Numismatic Group, e-Sale 510, 23 February 2022, lot 387

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Estimate

Starting price
£60