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Sale 69
The May Pre-Long Beach Auction
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Lot 3200 |
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Kingdom of Baktria. Diodotos I as Satrap, c. 256-246 BC. Gold Stater (8.33 g) minted c. 240 BC or soon after. Struck in the name of Antiochos II. Diademed head right of Diodotos I. Reverse: Zeus striding left, brandishing thunderbolt; to left, wreath above eagle. SC 629.2; cf. SNG ANS 75. A marvelous, problem-free example with underlying luster. Nearly Mint State.
Diodotos I rebelled against Antiochos II in 256 BC to become the region's first independent king.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
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| Realized
$6,325 |
Lot 3201 |
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Kingdom of Bactria. Euthydemos I, c. 230-190 BC. Gold Stater (8.46g). Diademed head of Euthydemos right. Reverse: Herakles seated with club in hand, the right resting on a rock ledge. SNG ANS--; BMC--; Bopearachchi--. Cf. Gorny & Mosch 155, March 2007, lot 163 (same dies). Extremely Rare, only the third known example. Extremely Fine.
A wonderful portrait style of a mature Euthydemos with a furrowed brow. A similar example from the same dies was published by O. Boperachchi in ONS Newsletter 165, Autumn 2000.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
From Roma Auction II, lot 367.
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$18,400 |
Lot 3202 |
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Kingdom of Baktria. Eukratides I, c. 171-135 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.12 g). Helmeted and draped bust right of Eukratides I. Reverse: Conjoined and draped busts right of Heliokles (father of Eukratides) and Laodike (mother of Eukratides). SNG ANS 528-9; Mitchiner 1725-1727 var. (obverse head left); Bop. Série 16 (plate 20, 71). Very rare, extremely so with obverse head left. Porous with some flan faults as made. All portraits are well-struck, distinct, and in high relief. Sharpness of Choice Very Fine.
This dynastic type is one of the great rarities of Baktria, which was founded c. 256 BC, when Diodotos revolted against Antiochos II of Syria. Baktria was the most easterly kingdom of the ancient Greek world.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500.
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Lot 3203 |
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Kingdom of Baktria. Apollodotos I, c. 160-150 BC. AR Drachm (2.13 g). Elephant walking right. Reverse: Humped bull, or zebu, right. Bop. Série 2; Mitchiner 1744. Rare. Insignificant mint-made flan crack at 10:30 o'clock. Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600.
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Lot 3204 |
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Kingdom of Baktria. Plato, c. 150 BC or a bit later. AR Tetradrachm (16.91 g). Diademed bust right of Plato. Reverse: Radiate Helios facing in quadriga; in exergue, king's name; in right field, monogram. SNG ANS 627; Mitchiner (The Ancient and Classical World) 1743 var. (monogram on left); Bop. Série 1 var. (monogram on left). Extremely rare. Wonderful portrait. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Son of Eukratides II, this appointed co-emperor's biography is, as yet, cloaked in mystery. What is certain, is that he minted tetradrachms with a new, and never-used-again reverse type. Another of the chief rarities of the Baktrian series.
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.
Ex Triton XV (3 I 12), lot 1348.
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$32,200 |
Lot 3205 |
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Kingdom of Baktria. Hippostratos, c. 80-60 BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.17 g). Diademed and draped bust right of Hippostratos. Reverse: King mounted on horse prancing right. Bop. Série 7; Mitchiner 2091 var. Rare. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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$1,610 |
Lot 3206 |
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Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, AD 127/8-152. AR Dinar (7.96 g). Diademed and crowned figure left of king standing over altar, shoulder aflame, and holding goad and spear. Reverse: Manaobago enthroned facing, head right, holding wheel and ring; crescent moon behind shoulders. MK 59.1; Mitchiner --; Fr.--. Extremely Fine and extremely rare.
Kanishka promoted Buddhism and depicted the Buddha on his gold and bronze coinage, including a gold type which shows the Buddha standing and the legend BoDdo. The wheel (cakra) is a symbol representing the Buddhist cyclical view of life, wherein death does not terminate life and commence an equally linear afterlife, but both follows and precedes life; a transitional stage terminating in rebirth. Hence the wheel, commonly called "the wheel of life" or "the wheel of becoming," symbolizes eternal life achieved through reincarnation.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000.
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Lot 3207 |
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Kushan Empire. Vasishka, AD 240-250. Gold Dinar (7.95 g). King standing left holding trident and standard. Reverse: Siva standing facing, Nandi with bull behind. Göbl 630; Chattapadhay pl. IV, 4 var. Fr. 34 var. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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| Realized
$1,955 |
Lot 3208 |
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Kushan Empire. Vasudeva III, AD 290-310. Gold Stater (7.8 g). King standing facing, holding trident. Reverse: Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing. Cf. Mitchner p. 463. Fr.--. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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$414 |
Lot 3209 |
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Kushan Empire. Vasu II and Successors, c. AD 295-385. Gold Stater. Standard type. King standing holding trident. Reverse: Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing. Fr. 44a; cf. Mitchiner p. 467. Boldly struck and fully lustrous. One of the finest examples of this type we have seen. ICG graded MS-62. Our grade is Superb Mint State.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
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$1,438 |
Lot 3210 |
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Kushan Empire. Gadahara, c. AD 320-360. Gold Stater (7.86 g). King standing left, holding trident. Reverse: Goddess Ardoksho enthroned, facing. Cf. Mitchiner (The Ancient and Classical World), p. 469. Fr. 44 var. Lustrous. Virtually Mint State.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100.
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$2,415 |
Lot 3211 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes, 246-221 BC. Gold Octadrachm - Mnaieon. Struck at Alexandria. Jugate busts right of Ptolemy II, diademed and wearing chlamys and Arsinoe II, diademed and veiled; Gallic shield in left field. Reverse: Jugate busts right of Ptolemy I, diademed and wearing aegis and Berenice I, diademed and veiled. Svoronos 603; SNG Cop. 132. An outstanding example and quite choice for this issue. Extremely Fine.
Svoronos places this issue in the last years of the reign of Ptolemy II; however, most catalogers today consider this to be an issue of Ptolemy III honoring his parents and grandparents. Nonetheless, a commemorative issued to honor the glorious ancestors of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000.
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$18,975 |
Lot 3212 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX, 116-107 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.88 g) dated Year 1 (116 BC). Diademed bust right of king. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in field, date. SNG Cop 347; cf. Sv. 1659; ANS MN 20 (1975), plate iii, 4. Well struck, but a bit overcleaned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,100.
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$1,840 |
Lot 3213 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Ptolemy IX, 117-81 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.18 g) dated year 14 (103 BC). Diademed head right of Ptolemy. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in field, date. Grose 9834. Some luster. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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| Realized
$978 |
Lot 3214 |
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Ancient Egypt. Ptolemy XII Auletes, 80-58 and 55-51 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.7 g). Diademed head of Ptolemy wearing aegis r. Reverse: Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; To left regnal date LA (year 1 = 80/79 BC), to r., pi alpha. Cf. Sear 7944; Svoronos 1734; Cf. SNG Cop 376. Unusally well struck and excellent metal, lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
He was given the derisory title of 'Auletes' (the flute player). He was a weak and dissolute ruler and was succeeded by his ambitious daughter Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300.
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$2,070 |
Lot 3215 |
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Kingdom of Mauretania. Juba II 25 BC-AD 23. AR Denarius (2.8 g). Diademed head of Juba II facing right. Reverse: Cornucopiae and scepter in saltire. M. III, 103, 23; Mazzard 243. Portrait and legend complete but struck off-center. Extremely Fine.
Mauretania, the land of the Moors, was annexed by the Romans in 33 BC. However, eight years later Augustus restored the kingdom and placed Juba II on the throne. During the reign of Claudius, the country became a Roman province and was governed by procurators.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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