Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 39

INDO-SCYTHIAN: Rajuvula, ca. 58-12 BC, lead unit (7.70g), Senior-153, lion advancing right with palm branch above and Greek legend around // Heracles

KUSHAN: Heraios, ca. 1-30 AD, AR obol (0.67g), Mitch-2840/2842, diademed bust of beardless tyrant right // soldier standing, holding the remnant of a

KUSHAN: Vima Kadphises, ca. 105-127, AV dinar (7.91g), G-18, quarter-length bust of Vima Kadphises right, rising from the clouds, holding mace, flames

KUSHAN: Vima Kadphises, ca. 105-127, AE ½ unit (8.30g), Mitch-3048/49, king standing, offering sacrifice over altar, trident to left, club &...

KUSHAN: Kanishka, ca. 127-152, AV ¼ dinar (2.00g), G-50.1 (same dies), Kanishka standing, holding tall spear and offering a sacrifice at the a

KUSHAN: Huvishka, ca. 155-187, AV dinar (7.81g), G-308, half-length profile bust of king left, above the clouds, holding mace & ankus // four-ar...

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230+, AV dinar (8.02g), Mitch-3387/88, king standing, holding trident & sacrificing over altar, second trident abov...

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230+, AV dinar (7.99g), G-502, king standing left, sacrificing at altar // three-headed Siva & bull facing left, sa...

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, ca. 191-230+, AV dinar (7.99g), G-503/504, king standing, holding long trident, offering sacrifice on altar, without the second t

KUSHAN: Vasu Deva II, ca. 290-310, AV dinar (7.79g), G-576, Mitch-3549/50var., standard obverse, with Brahmi monograms Vi / Ga / VaSu // Ardoksho enth

KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 325-345, AV dinar (7.70g), Mitch-3572, king standing, sacrificing at altar, Bha left of his legs, SiTa below his arm // goddess Ard

KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 325-345, AV dinar (7.83g), Mitch-3575, king standing, Brahmi legend Vai / Mi / Shaka // Ardoksho enthroned, bold strike, EF.

KUSHAN: Kipunada, ca. 350-375, AV dinar (7.66g), Mitch-3588, king standing, offering sacrifice and holding uncertain object in his raised left arm, wi

BENGAL (ANCIENT): Anonymous, ca. 2nd-3rd century, AV stater (7.51g), for similar derivative types, see Mitchiner, Bangladesh, p.30, 23, imitating Kush

JAMMU & KASHMIR: Yasuvarman, 5th century, debased AV dinar (7.31g), Mitch-3649, standard designs, VF-EF, ex Fuller Collection.

KIDARITE: Kidara, late 4th century, AV dinar (7.81g), Mitch-3618/20, king standing, KuShaNa left, KiDaRa below his arm, and KaPaN plus a rosette at lo

KIDARITE: Kidara, late 4th century, AV stater (7.82g), Mitch-3618/20, king standing with head facing left, holding trident, monogram KiDaRa beneath hi

KIDARITE: "Buddhatala", ca. 400 AD, AR drachm (3.77g), G-18, Sasanian-style facing bust, winged crown with korymbos & two ribbons abov...

POST-KIDARITE: Durlabha, ca. 665-715, debased AV dinar (7.75g), Mitch-3651/52, stylized design: standing king // Ardoksho, Gandhara region, lovely str

GUPTA: Sumadragupta, ca. 344-378, AV dinar (7.75g), Mitch-4773/80, king standing, sacrificing over altar, holding long scepter, with Garuda standard t

GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 383-412, AV dinar (8.26g), Mitch-4796/4807, archer type, king standing, holding bow & arrow // Lakshmi seated on lot...

GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, ca. 409-450, AV dinar (8.16g), Mitch-4796/4807, king on horseback, prancing to the right // Lakshmi seated on wicker stool, hold

BANAVASI: Mulananda, 1st century AD, lead unit (15.42g), Pieper-620 (this piece), 8-arch hill, with Brahmi legend above, rajno mulanamdasa // railed t

CENTRAL INDIA: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE rectangular unit (3.45g), Pieper-223 (this piece), elephant right, facing four-crescent symbol, uniface;

CENTRAL INDIA: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE rectangular unit (3.45g), cf. Pieper-227 for this type, bull left, facing four-crescent symbol, uniface,

EASTERN MALWA: Anonymous, 1st century BC, AE square unit (1.55g), Pieper-567 (this piece), railed tree in center, swastika and Indradhvaja right, Ujja

EASTERN MALWA: Anonymous, 1st century BC, AE square unit (2.08g), cf. Pieper-563 for the type, 3-arch hill, Indradhvaja above with plant-like decorati

ERAN-VIDISHA: Anonymous, 1st century BC, AE square unit (5.09g), Pieper-421 (this piece), large countermark with human figure & Indradhvaja, app...

ERAN-VIDISHA: Dhamabhadra, ca. 1st century BC, AE square unit (3.85g), Pieper-491 (this piece), railed tree, Ujjain symbol, river, and legend punch re

ERAN-VIDISHA: Satakarni, ca. 1st century BC, AE square unit (3.64g), Pieper-493 (this piece), punchmark type; elephant, Ujjain symbol, railed Indradhv

ERAN-VIDISHA: Hastideva, ca. 1st century BC, AE square unit (4.95g), Pieper-490 (this piece), railed tree, taurine in arch, river, and upside-down leg

HIRANJAKA: Anonymous, 3rd century AD, lead unit (12.82g), Pieper-629 (this piece), horse right, srivatsa & Brahmi legend above, reading hiranjak...

KAUSAMBI: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, cast AE round unit (3.93g), Pieper-972 (this piece), bull left, wheel above, Indradhvaja left // bull right, stan

KAUSAMBI: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, cast AE damaru-shaped unit (1.82g), Pieper-962 (this piece), Lakshmi standing // railed Indradhvaja; complete dep

KAUSAMBI: Jethamitra, 1st century BC, AE round unit (5.97g), Pieper-984 (this piece), lion to right with lifted tail & raised paw // Brahmi lege...

KAUSAMBI: Sarpamitra, 1st century BC, AE round unit (6.57g), Pieper—, bull right, Ujjain symbol above // railed tree, Indradhvaja left, Brahm

KAUSAMBI: Radhamitra, 1st century BC, cast AE hexagonal unit (3.82g), Pieper-981 (this piece), lion couchant to right, Brahmi legend punch above readi

KURAS OF KOLHAPUR: Madhariputra Sivalakura, 1st century AD, lead unit (16.53g), Pieper-620 (this piece), Mit-99, bow & arrow, legend around, raj...

PANCHALA: Agnimitra, ca. 1st century AD, AE round unit (10.92g), Pieper-1019 (this piece), Brahmi legend agimitasa, two symbols above shaped modificat

PARATARAJAS: Vijayapotasya, ca. 3rd century, AE unit (4.97g), Pieper-819 (this piece), diademed bust of bearded king // swastika, Brahmi legend around

SUKTIMATI: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE square unit (1.17g), Pieper-1006 (this piece), elephant on ladder facing Indradhvaja left, legend sutimati ab

TAXILA: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE square unit (11.44g), Pieper-1080 (this piece), deeply-incused lion left, with swastika & hill // elephant...

TRIPURI: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE unit (6.74g), cf. R.K. Sharma, "Coinage of Central India", for similar examples, three-arch hill, h...

TRIPURI: Bhavadatta, 2nd/1st century BC, lead unit (11.17g), R.K. Shamma 2011, p.146, #1, standing human, railed tree left, taurine above three-arch h

UJJAIN: Anonymous, 2nd/1st century BC, AE square unit (4.26g), Pieper-341 (this piece), bull right facing railed tree, Indradhvaja above // Ujjain sym

UJJAIN:LOT of 175 circa 1st century BC ancient anonymous AE ½ karshapana coins, standing Shiva holding danda in right and kamandalu in left ha

VIDISHA: Anonymous, ca. 1st century BC, AE round unit (1.17g), Pieper-849 (this piece, for his second edition), civic issue; chakra // Brahmi legend v

VISHNUKUNDIN:LOT of 63 coins, Post-Vakatakas era, circa 5-6th century AD, M-5126 bull type from the Vidarbha Region, potin or copper alloy; bull stand

WESTERN MALWA: Anonymous, 2nd/1st century BC, AE square unit (1.52g), Pieper-234 (this piece), bull right, Ujjain symbol & taurine above, unifac...

WESTERN MALWA: Anonymous, 2nd/1st century BC, AE square unit (2.36g), Pieper-254 (this piece), railed tree, snake, Ujjain symbol, taurine and river-li

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of 7 silver and 10 copper coins, all in holders and identified by the consignor: Silver: Kshaharata (Viradaman); Gupta (Chandragupta

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of 4 silver and 8 copper coins: Silver: Kuru & Panchala ½ karshapana; Indo-Greek, Menander, drachm; and Sasanian, Peroz, ...

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of approximately 450 mostly square bronze coins, most are Indo-Greek, but this lot includes a mixture of other ancient Indian coins

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of 11 punchmarked silver coins, ca. 500-175 BC: Gandhara "bent bar", long variety (VF); Kosala karshapana, many reverse ...

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of 10 copper and 2 lead ancient coins, all in holders and identified by the consignor: Chutus (1, lead); Ikshvaku (1, lead); Kausham

ANCIENT INDIA:LOT of 7 silver and 9 copper coins, all in holders and identified by the consignor: Indo-Greek (Bactrian): Apollodotus I, AE ½ o

ANCIENT INDIA: LOT of 40 coins (mostly copper) from India & beyond, India: various dynasties & states of ancient & medieval India, inclu...

AULIKARAS: Anonymous, 6th/7th century, lead unit (3.09g), Pieper-901 (this piece), based in the Mandasor region; lotus flower // conch, excellent exam

AULIKARAS: Anonymous, 6th/7th century, lead unit (3.09g), Pieper-903 (this piece), based in the Mandasor region; Brahmi legend jitam bhagavata padmana

CHALUKYAS: Somesvara, ca. 1181-1189, AV pagoda (3.34g), Mitch-283/85, Garuda running to the right // Kannada legend, bold strike, EF, R.

CHITALDURG: Madakeri Nayaka and Successors, 1565-1779, AV pagoda (3.38g), Fr-381, Durga seated, early style, perhaps issue of local authorities, AU.

CHITALDURG: Anonymous, ca. 17th/18th century, AV pagoda (3.32g), Mitch-939, Fr-381, Durga seated, facing, wearing turreted headdress // Devanagari ins

KALACHURIS OF TRIPURI: Gangeya Deva, 1015-1040, AV 4½ masha (4.12g), De-119, seated deity Lakshmi // 3-line royal legend; remarkable style, wi

KASHMIR: LOT of 26 copper staters of various Hindu rulers of Kashmir from the 8th to the 13th century, all attributed on accompanying holders by consi

SAMATATA: temp. Bhaskaravarman, ca. 640-656, AV stater (5.76g), Mitch-—, cf. ECB-SAM12.2, archer, holding bow & arrow, debased legend for ...

VIJAYANAGAR: Devaraya I & II, 1406-1446, AV pagoda (3.39g), Mitch-450, Siva & Parvati seated, holding antelope head & damaru, inscriptio...

VIJAYANAGAR: Devaraya I & II, 1406-1446, AV pagoda (3.42g), Mitch-450, Siva & Parvati // 3-line Nagari text, struck from worn dies, especial...

VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV pagoda (3.38g), Mitch-640var, Balakrishna type, with chakra & conch symbols, late style, probably la...

VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV pagoda (3.35g), Mitch-640, Balakrishna seated facing, conch & discus in field // legend, probably po...

VIJAYANAGAR: Krishnadevaraya, 1509-1529, AV pagoda (3.34g), Mitch-640, Balakrishna seated facing, conch & discus in field // legend, probably po...

VIJAYANAGAR: Achyutaraya, 1529-1542, AV pagoda (3.38g), Mitch-671var, Gandabherunda (mythical 2-headed eagle), holding elephant in each beak and each

VIJAYANAGAR: Venkatapiraya III, 1630-1641, AV ½ pagoda (1.72g), Mitch-835, Venkateshwara standing under the arch, assigned by Mitchiner to the

WESTERN GANGAS: Anonymous, ca. 12th-13th century, AV pagoda, Mitch-192/193, elephant right // floral scroll, bold strike, EF.

YADAVAS OF DEVAGIRI: Ramachandra, 1270-1311, AV asu (pagoda) (3.81g), Mitch-643, uniface with five punches: Kannada letter shri twice, Sankha shell, l

YADAVAS OF TRIBHUVANAGIRI: Kumara Pala, before 1196, AV 4½ masha (4.08g), De-148, seated deity Lakshmi // 3-line royal legend, lovely VF.

MEDIEVAL HINDU INDIA:LOT of 28 coins (silver unless noted), all in holders and identified by the consignor (some may not be correctly identified): Cha

CEYLON: Anonymous, ca. 990-1070, AV kahavanu (4.41g), Mitch-825, king running, holding conch, legend sri lanka vighu to left // king standing, holding

BAHMANID:LOT of 3 silver and 12 copper coins, identified by Goron numbers: Silver: Goron-BH63, BH83, and BH112 (clear date AH878), all in VF condition

BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din 'Azam Shah, 1389-1410, AV tanka (10.84g), ND, G-B235, Arabic legends: ghiyath al-dunya wa 'l-din abu al-muzaffar &#...

BENGAL: Jalal al-Din Muhammad, 1418-1432, AR tanka (10.61g), NM, ND, G-B342, lion right in reverse center, many banker 's marks on both sides, p...

BENGAL: Shams al-Din Yusuf, 1474-1481, AR tanka (10.49g), Khazana, AH883, G-B564, border of club-like symbols (or "clouds") in both margin...

BENGAL:LOT of 12 silver tankas and 2 silver rupees, with Goron numbers: 'Ala al-Din Husain (B693, B739, B741), Nasir al-Din Nusrat (B818, B820,...

BENGAL:LOT of 12 silver tankas, identified by Goron numbers: Kaikaus (Goron-B89), Firuz (B96), Bahadur (B108), Mubarak Shah (B136), Ilyas (B158, B152)

BENGAL:LOT of 9 silver tankas, with Goron numbers: Azam Shah (B241, B242, B245), and Bayazid (B280), Jalal al-Din Muhammad (2 varieties of B307), Nasi

DELHI: Muhammad b. Sam, 1193-1206, AV dinar (4.13g), G-D5, A-1764.1, Lakshmi seated // Nagari legend; Kanauj type, VF.

DELHI: Muhammad II, 1296-1316, AV tanka (10.98g), Hadrat Delhi, AH698, G-D221, bold strike, EF.

DELHI: Muhammad II, 1296-1316, AV tanka (10.79g), Hadrat Delhi, DM, G-D221, Fine.

DELHI: Qutb al-Din Mubarak, 1316-1320, AR round tanka (10.70g), Hadrat Dar al-Khilafa, AH717, G-D261, lovely strike, EF.

DELHI: Qutb al-Din Mubarak, 1316-1320, AR square tanka (10.99g), Hadrat Dar al-Khilafa, AH719, G-D261, glorious strike, EF.

DELHI: Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq I, 1320-1325, AV tanka (10.66g), , blundered date, G-D301var, contemporary imitation, EF, R.

DELHI: Muhammad III b. Tughluq, 1325-1351, AV tanka (10.96g), NM, AH734, G-D345, bold strike, choice VF-EF.

DELHI: Muhammad III, 1325-1351, AV tanka (11.09g), Delhi, AH742, G-D427, VF.

DELHI:LOT of 26 copper and billon coins: Muhammad b. Firuz (1), Tughluq II (1), Firuz Shah Zafar (2), Abu Bakr I (1), Muhammad IV (3), Mahmud II (2),

DELHI:LOT of 12 silver coins: Dirhams: Muhammad b. Sam (1); Tankas: Mas 'ud I, Mahmud I, Balban, Kayqubad, Firuz II, Muhammad II (one of each, a...

DELHI:LOT of 32 copper and billon coins: Muhammad b. Sam (1), Yildiz (1), Iltutmish (3), Firuz I (1), Bahram Shah (1), Mahmud I (1), Queen Radiyya (1)

GUJARAT:LOT of 12 silver and 7 copper coins, identified by Goron numbers: Silver: Goron-G58 (rare type), G127 (rare, date off), G136, G110 (date AH897

MALWA:LOT of 6 silver, 3 billon, and 9 copper coins, identified by Goron numbers: Silver: Goron-M3 (nice VF), M25 (Fine), M110, M159 (2 varieties, one

INDIAN SULTANATES:LOT of 31 coins, nearly all identified by Goron numbers: Ahmadnagar: 4 copper coins of 4 different rulers, including the rare issue

GOVERNORS OF SIND: Musa al-Barmaki, ca. 831-836, AR damma (0.54g), A-4518, FT-CS19, obverse la ilah illa Allah / al-malik al-haqq / muhammad rasul All

MUGHAL: Babur, 3rd reign, 1504-1530, LOT of 10 silver shahrukhis: Agra (2, both F-VF), the rest mintless or without legible mint (8, average F-VF, all