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Ancient Coins of Afghanistan to India
Indo-Parthian, Gondophares I, c. 19 - 46 A.D.

|Afghanistan| |to| |India|, |Indo-Parthian,| |Gondophares| |I,| |c.| |19| |-| |46| |A.D.||tetradrachm|
Gondophares I was the founder of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom and its most prominent king, ruling c. 19 - 46 A.D. He belonged to a line of local princes that had governed the Parthian province of Drangiana since its disruption by the Indo-Scythians, c. 129 B.C. During his reign, his kingdom became independent from Parthian authority and was transformed into an empire, which encompassed Drangiana, Arachosia, and Gandhara. He is known from the Acts of Thomas, the Takht-i-Bahi inscription, and his coins. He was succeeded in Drangiana and Arachosia by Orthagnes, and in Gandhara by his nephew Abdagases I.
WA93621. Bronze tetradrachm, Senior 213.1bT; Mitchiner IGIS vol. 8, 1083; BMC Bactria p. 105, 13; Klein 778, VF, off center obverse, uneven strike with parts of legends unstruck, marks, earthen deposits, weight 8.478 g, maximum diameter 24.3 mm, die axis 0o, N. Arachosia, Demetrias (Ghazni, Afghanistan) mint, c. 19 - 46 A.D.; obverse Greek legend: BACIΛEΩC CΩTHPOC YNΔOΦEPPOY (king, saviour, Hyndopherres, starting at 1:00), bearded bust of king Gondophares I right, wearing triple diadem tied in a loop, small bust; reverse Kharoshti legend in Brahmi script: Maharajasa Gudaphanisa Tratarasa (king, saviour, Gondophares), Nike standing right, wings back, raising wreath in extended right hand, palm frond over left shoulder in left hand; from the Errett Bishop Collection; scarce; SOLD


Nezak Huns, Anonymous, c. 515 - 650 A.D.

|Afghanistan| |to| |India|, |Nezak| |Huns,| |Anonymous,| |c.| |515| |-| |650| |A.D.||drachm|
The Nezak Huns succeed the Hepthalites as rulers of a region comprising greater Afghanistan. They were contemporaries of the later Sasanians.
WA59131. Silver drachm, Göbl Hunnen Em. 198; Mitchiner ACW 1510, VF, weak reverse, weight 3.372 g, maximum diameter 25.6 mm, die axis 90o, Kabul mint, c. 515 - 650 A.D.; obverse Pahlavi inscription: 'NPKY MLK', bust right wearing winged bull's head crown, Pahlavi 'A' behind; reverse fire altar with two attendants, flanked by two wheel symbols above control marks; SOLD


Scythians, Dahae of Choresmia, c. 130 - 1 B.C.

|Afghanistan| |to| |India|, |Scythians,| |Dahae| |of| |Choresmia,| |c.| |130| |-| |1| |B.C.||drachm|
Dahaeans were a confederacy of three Ancient Iranian tribes who lived in the region to the immediate east of the Caspian Sea. They spoke an Eastern Iranian language.
SH62929. Silver drachm, Mitchiner IGIS 5, 671; Mitchiner ACW 355, VF, weight 1.373 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, obverse diademed bearded bust right, KΩΔ behind; reverse HOΛOVKVO (or similar), soldier standing facing, spear vertical in right; rare; SOLD


Baktrian Indo-Greek Kingdom, Antialkidas Nikephoros, c. 130 - 120 B.C.

|Indo-Greek| |Kingdoms|, |Baktrian| |Indo-Greek| |Kingdom,| |Antialkidas| |Nikephoros,| |c.| |130| |-| |120| |B.C.||drachm|
AW40714. Silver drachm, SNG ANS 1078, SGCV II 7630, SNG Cop 317 var. (monogram), EF, weight 2.388 g, maximum diameter 16.8 mm, die axis 0o, c. 130 - 120 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHΦOPOY ANTIAΛKIΔOY, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet; reverse Kharosthi legend around, Zeus Nikator enthroned half left, Nike in right hand, scepter in left hand, elephant forepart at feet, (Kharosthi monogram) right; SOLD


Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Maues, c. 125 - 85 B.C.

|Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom|, |Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom,| |Maues,| |c.| |125| |-| |85| |B.C.||AE| |27|
This larger bronze reprises the elephant hand and caduceus types of the Graeco-Baktrian king, Demetrios I.
GB95393. Bronze AE 27, Senior ISCH II 5.1, Mitchiner IGIS V 707, HGC 12 531 (S), Alram 961, aVF, scratches, scrapes, areas of corrosion, reverse off center, weight 7.670 g, maximum diameter 27.4 mm, die axis 0o, Taxila mint, c. 125 - 85 B.C.; obverse head of elephant right, bell around neck, bead and reel border; reverse caduceus with entwined snakes, BAΣIΛEΩΣ downward on right, MAYOY downward on left, monogram in inner left; scarce; SOLD


Lot of 10 Nice Indo-Greek and Local Imitative Bronze Coins

|Indo-Greek| |Kingdoms|, |Lot| |of| |10| |Nice| |Indo-Greek| |and| |Local| |Imitative| |Bronze| |Coins||Lot|
 
LT85097. Bronze Lot, 10 nice Indo-Greek and local imitative bronze coins, nice coins, 13 - 23mm, unattributed, no tags or flips, the actual coin in the photograph; as-is, no returns; SOLD


Kushan Empire, Shaka, c. 305 - 335 A.D.

|Kushan| |Empire|, |Kushan| |Empire,| |Shaka,| |c.| |305| |-| |335| |A.D.||dinara|
The list of Kushan rulers and their dates of reign is constantly under review. This coin has a Brahmi inscription "Shaka" in the right field, in the same place where Vasudeva II's coins read "Vasu." It is natural to suppose that perhaps Shaka was the name of the king who issued the coin. There is a mention of one "Devaputra Shahi Shahanshahi Shaka Murunda" in Samudragupta's famous Allahabad inscription, as one of the rulers who paid him homage. In this context, Shaka could be a title, it could refer to a tribe, or it could be a personal name. Robert Göbl did not think Shaka was the name of a ruler; rather, he thought the coins were tribal issues, but Michael Mitchiner and the authors of ANS Kushan think Shaka was a king.
SH85122. Gold dinara, ANS Kushan 1671, Göbl Kushan 585, Donum Burns 760 - 762, gVF, small hairline flan crack, scratch on reverse, weight 7.823 g, maximum diameter 19.7 mm, die axis 0o, uncertain mint, c. 305 - 335 A.D.; obverse Shaka standing facing, head left wearing nimbus, diadem and conical hat, sacrificing over altar from right hand, filleted staff in left hand, filleted trident to left, Brahmi inscriptions: sya under left arm, vi between altar and leg, Shaka right; reverse goddess Ardoxsho enthroned facing, nimbate, diadem in right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm, tamgha upper left, blundered Bactrian inscription (mostly off flan as usual); SOLD


Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes I, c. 58 - 12 B.C.

|Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom|, |Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom,| |Azes| |I,| |c.| |58| |-| |12| |B.C.||drachm|
Senior identifies Azes as Maues successor in the Taxila area, and then later also as the successor of Azilises in Hazara. With Azes victory over the Indo-Greek King Hippostratos, the Indo-Scythian Kingdom took control of northwestern India.
WA65857. Silver drachm, Senior 98.422D; cf. Mitchiner IGIS 848g (tetradrachm), Fröhlich 296 (same), HGC 12 653 (S), VF, weight 2.181 g, die axis 0o, Taxila Sirsukh mint, c. 58 - 20 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king riding right on horseback, wearing armor, raising right hand, whip over shoulder in left hand, Karosthi letter De before horse; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of great king, king of kings, Azes the Great), Pallas Athena standing right, raising right hand, shield on left arm, transverse spear in left, Φ above Karosthi monogram left, Karosthi monogram right; SOLD


Indo-Scythian Kingdom, Azes I, c. 58 - 12 B.C.

|Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom|, |Indo-Scythian| |Kingdom,| |Azes| |I,| |c.| |58| |-| |12| |B.C.||drachm|
Senior identifies Azes as Maues successor in the Taxila area, and then later also as the successor of Azilises in Hazara. With Azes victory over the Indo-Greek King Hippostratos, the Indo-Scythian Kingdom took control of northwestern India.
WA65891. Silver drachm, Senior 98.205D; cf. Mitchiner IGIS 848a, Fröhlich 284 var. (obv letter), HGC 12 637, VF, uneven toning, weight 2.306 g, maximum diameter 15.3 mm, die axis 315o, Hazara mint, c. 58 - 20 B.C.; obverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king riding right on horseback, raising right hand, whip over shoulder in left hand, Karosthi letter Da before horse; reverse Kharosthi legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayasa (of great king, king of kings, Azes the Great), Pallas Athena standing right, raising right hand, shield on left arm, transverse spear in left, Karosthi monograms left and right; SOLD


Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I, c. 171 - 145 B.C.

|Bactrian| |Kingdom|, |Baktrian| |Kingdom,| |Eukratides| |I,| |c.| |171| |-| |145| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Eucratides I Megas replaced the Euthydemid dynasty with his own. He fought the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was defeated and pushed back to Bactria. His vast coinage suggests a rule of considerable importance.
SH48876. Silver tetradrachm, Bopearachchi 6DD; SNG ANS 474; Mitchiner IGIS I 177cc & 177 ff var. (slightly different monogram); Bopearachchi & Rahman -, Choice gVF, weight 16.863 g, maximum diameter 34.4 mm, die axis 0o, obverse diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear; all within bead-and-reel border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right, each holds a spear in his right, and palm fronds in left; monogram below horses; perfectly centered on a broad medallic flan, a very pleasing specimen; SOLD










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