THE NEW YORK SALE

Auction 60  –  10 - 11 January 2024

THE NEW YORK SALE, Auction 60

Ancient & World Coins

Part 1: We, 10.01.2024, from 1:00 AM CET
Part 2: Th, 11.01.2024, from 1:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

Khwarazmia. Unnamed King B. Silver Tetradrachm (13.13 g), late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Bearded bust right with a long face and aquiline nose, wearing a cap-like kulah headdress with a posterior flap, a broad diadem with a zigzag pattern, curving ties going down back, and a pellet-in-annulet ornament; behind, Nike flying crowning him with a wreath; all within a bead-a-reel border. Reverse: IVIVEΩIE MEΛVVI, EIΛVIΛY below, King on horseback right; behind, "swan-shaped" tamgha. Vainberg AIII var; Tolstoy pl. VI var., 1; Göbl, Dokumente pl. V = MIG type 498var; Fedorov “Notes on the numismatics of ancient Khwarezm,” Revue Numismatique 2005, p. 166, 1. Very Rare. Extremely Fine.

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Price realized 5'750 USD
Starting price 4'000 USD
Estimate 5'000 USD
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