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Categories • Coin Galleries August 2006 → Ancient Coins → A Special Offering of Ancient Black Sea and Central Asian Coinage → Central Asian Coinage → Khwarezm |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
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KINGS OF KHWAREZMIA. Artav (Artabanos), ca. 1st-2nd Century A.D.
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EF |
$3,100.00
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Tetradrachm. Bearded bust r. wearing cap-like headdress with brim and beaded backflap, Nike flying r. behind crowning king with a laurel wreath, fillet and double pellet border. Rv. King riding horse r., tamgha behind; blundered Greek legend around: IVIVEΩIE MVΛVI EIΛVIΛV. 13.56 grams. Vainberg type AIII, cf.MIG type 498, Tolstov, ''The... (Est. $5000-$6000) more |
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| 213 |
Ifrighid Dynasty. Unknown king, ca. 6th Century A.D.
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EF |
$1,750.00
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Tetradrachm. Crowned bust r. wearing bead necklace. A crescent is set on the front of the crown, three lines of beads go across the crown, while a cross-hatched swag is on the back. Fillet and double dash border. Rv. Horseman r.; Khwarezmian legend around MR'Y MLK 'hmw'y'zsy. Extremely rare. 7.38 grams. Vainberg type ΓI. Magnification reveals... (Est. $800-$1000) more |
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| 214 |
King Sawshafan, mid-8th Century A.D.
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VF |
$425.00
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Drachm. King's head r. wearing elaborate turbanesque crown, Sogdian legend s'wsprn before. Rv. Horseman r., tamgha behind; Khwarezmian legend around MR'Y MLK'sy'wrspn (King of Kings Sawshafan). 3.00 grams. Vainberg ΓV/9; Rtvel.49; Zeimal, Central Asia, p.262, 7. Rare. Reverse double-striking as is typical for issue. Very Fine. (Est. $500-$600) |
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King Sawshafan, mid-8th Century A.D.
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VF |
$350.00
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Broad Æ Unit, 28mm. Crowned bust r. The crown here is set with a central annulet, a staggered group of three triangular adornments in the front and an ovelapping triplet of triangular adornments in the back. Rv. Horseman r. holding a bow (?); Khwarezmian legend around MR'Y MLK sy'wrspn. This coin is clearly not a debased version of the previous lot, for the... (Est. $300-$400) more |
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Categories • Coin Galleries August 2006 → Ancient Coins → A Special Offering of Ancient Black Sea and Central Asian Coinage → Central Asian Coinage → Bukhara |
| Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
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Bukhar Khuda Togshada, ca. 710's A.D.
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GD VF |
$150.00
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Broad Drachm. Imitating Sassanian Drachm of Varhran V. Crowned bust r.; Sogdian legend around: ''Bukharan King Kana,'' fragment of Pahlavi legend behind. Rv. Fire altar with crude attendants and Ahuramazda head in flames. 3.16 grams. A. Naymark. Mugskie drakhmy. Desiataia vserossiiskaia numizmaticheskaia konferentsiia. Tezisy dokladov i soobshchenii. Moscow,... (Est. $150-$200) more |
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Categories • Coin Galleries August 2006 → Ancient Coins → A Special Offering of Ancient Black Sea and Central Asian Coinage → Central Asian Coinage → Sogdian Cash |
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Description |
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Hammer Price |
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SAMARQAND. Ikhshid Tarhun, 698-711 A.D.
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VF |
$160.00
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Æ Cash. Sogdian legend in two curving lines MLK't'rgwn (King Tarhun). Rv. Dynastic tamgha left of central square hole, city tamgha to the right. Smir.215ff. Very rare. Reddish-brown with some earthen hues. Very Fine. (Est. $150-$200) |
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SAMARQAND. Ikhshid Gurek, ca. 710-738 A.D.
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CH VF |
$220.00
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Æ Cash. Sogdian legend: MLK 'wr'k'k (King Urek). Rv. Dynastic tamgha left of central square hole, city tamgha to the right. Smir.359. Very rare. Sea-olive green. Choice Very Fine. (Est. $150-$200) |
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SEMIRECH'E (JETY-SU). Vahshutava, Khaqan of Turghesh, ca. 720's-730's A.D.
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VF |
$325.00
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Æ Cash. Sogdian legend: XWT'W'xswt'wy pny (Coin of King Vahshutava). Rv. Large tamgha formed from the raised border of the square hole and a curved line above, small tamgha in the shape of stylized rune at left, Chinese character Yuan below. Rare. Kamyshev 21, Smir.1585ff; François Thierry, Sur les monnaies des Türgesh, Coins, Art and Chronology,... (Est. $200-$250) more |
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SEMIRECH'E. Khaqan of Turghesh, ca. 720's-730's A.D.
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VF |
$250.00
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Æ Cash. Sogdian legend, twrkys pny (Fen of Turghesh). Rv. Large tamgha formed from the raised border of the square hole and a curved line, small tamgha in the shape of a runic P at left, Sogdian word prn below. Kamyshev 22. Extremely rare. Light porosity. Deep tan-brown. Very Fine. (Est. $200-$250) |
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SEMIRECH'E. Khaqan of Turghesh, ca. 720's-730's A.D.
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EF |
$180.00
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Æ Cash. Sogdian legend, twrkys pny (Fen of Turghesh). Rv. Large tamgha formed from the raised border of the square hole and a curved line above. Kamyshev 24, Smir.1589ff. Nice surfaces. Nearly Extremely Fine and Choice for type. (Est. $150-$200) |
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SEMIRECH'E. Cash-type Coin with Arabic legends. 10th Century A.D.
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EF |
$500.00
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Arabic legend in Kufic script, each word positioned in the four quadrants in the same manner as Chinese characters are set on Cash coins. On the top: Malik, on the right: Aram, left: Muhammad (?), and bottom: Saal (or Shaal). Rv. Blank. Kamyshev 49. Extremely rare. Two small casting holes. Nearly Extremely Fine. (Est. $350-$450) |
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Categories • Coin Galleries August 2006 → Ancient Coins → A Special Offering of Ancient Black Sea and Central Asian Coinage → Central Asian Coinage → Chach |
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Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
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Unknown Ruler, 3rd-4th Century A.D.
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GD VF |
$65.00
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Æ Unit, 22mm. Bust l., wearing tunic, with long mustache and beard in two narrow braids. Rv. Tamgha, Sogdian legend around. Zeimal, Central Asia, p.260, 1. Reverse earthen deposits. Good Very Fine. (Est. $75-$100) |
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City of Benakan (?), ca. 7th-8th Century A.D.
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VF |
$80.00
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Æ Unit, 19mm Bust of unknown ruler ¾ r. with curving hair, wearing a torque with two front loops, beaded border around. Rv. Tamgha, Sogdian legend around. Rare. Earthen hues. Very Fine. (Est. $90-$120) |
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Domain of Kanka, ca. 7th-8th Century A.D.
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EF |
$95.00
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Æ Unit, 19mm. Bust of unknown ruler ¾ r., hair in three long braids, (crescent at r.), star at l., all within a beaded border. Rv. Tamgha, Sogdian legend around. Zeimal, Central Asia, p.260, 24. Sea-green with earthen hues. Nearly Extremely Fine. (Est. $90-$120) |
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