Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 51 | January 23-26, 2025

KUNINDA: Amoghabhuti, late 2nd century BC (1.93g), Pieper-1193 (this piece), deer & Lakshmi, vase above & no symbol below the deer, sun behi...

KUNINDA: Amoghabhuti, late 2nd century BC (2.11g), Pieper, deer & Lakshmi, vase above & 2-domed stupa below the deer // railed tree, swastik...

KUNTALA: Punchmarked, 5th century BC, AR double karshapana (6.57g), Pieper-119, "pully" design, with no additional symbol above; blank rev...

KUNTALA: Punchmarked, 5th century BC, AR double karshapana (6.59g), Pieper-120 (this piece), "pully" design, with symbol above, reckoned e...

MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-430 BC, AR heavy vimshatika (5.45g), GH-019, Four punches: central 6-arm symbol, sun, tree, and triangle around, plus 1

MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-430 BC, AR heavy vimshatika (5.47g), GH-010, Four punches: central 6-arm symbol, sun, crescent, and ladle, plus 1 extra

MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-430 BC, AR heavy vimshatika (5.42g), GH-022 (this piece), Four punches: central 6-arm symbol, sun, tree, and crescent wi

MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-430 BC, AR heavy vimshatika (5.47g), GH, Four punches: central 6-arm symbol, plus sun, crescent, and pile of pellets or

MAGADHA: Punchmarked, ca. 450-430 BC, AR standard vimshatika (4.62g), GH-027, Four punches: central 6-arm symbol, sun, bull, and lion, plus 1 banker...

MAHADEVA: Mahadeva type, ca. 150-100 BC, AR drachm (2.22g), Pieper-1251 (this piece), elephant to right holding parasol, trident axe on right, legend

MAHANADI RIVER: Punchmarked, ca, 300 BC, AR rectangular 1/2 karshapana (1.25g), Pieper-153 (this piece), 4 punches: elephant, bull, "eye-symbol...

MATSYA: Anonymous, ca. 400 BC, AR karshapana (3.04g), Hardaker-AG11, 5-petal blossom, blank reverse; assigned to Agra by Hardaker, bold VF-XF, RR, ex

MATSYA: Anonymous, ca. 400 BC, AR karshapana (3.04g), Hardaker-AG12, interwoven lines, blank reverse, strong VF-XF, RR, ex Wilfried Pieper Collection.

MATSYA: Anonymous, ca. 400 BC, AR karshapana (3.11g), Hardaker-AG2, Pieper-165 (this piece), Void cross with pellets and circles, blank reverse, stron

MAUKHARI: Ishanavarman, ca. 535-553, AR drachm (2.25g), Pieper-3703 (this piece), fanciful head left // fan-tailed Garuda to right, full legend around

MAUKHARI: Avantivarman, ca. 560-580, AR drachm (2.21g), cf. Pieper-3706, fanciful head left // fan-tailed Garuda to right, legend around; excellent ex

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (6.57g), cf. Pieper-46, quadrilobe symbol, square in center, with 4 dots inside and 4 more o

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (6.60g), Pieper-41 (this piece), four crescents around a central circle, plus 7 bankers...

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (6.73g), Pieper-42 (this piece), 5 crescents around the circular center, each with a pellet

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (6.85g), cf. Pieper-35, central pentagon symbol with outer crescents, plus many bold bankers

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (6.87g), Pieper-43 (this piece), heptagonal symbol with annulet in center, 7 smaller marks a

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (7.00g), Pieper-47 (this piece) = Hirano-I.31, 4-spoke wheel, with a pellet between each pai

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (7.02g), cf. Pieper-35, central pentagon symbol with outer crescents, plus three bold banker

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (7.04g), Pieper-39 (this piece), curvilinear symbol, with 2 dots, a V-shape and 1 crescent,

NARHAN: Punchmarked, ca. 500-450 BC, AR double karshapana (7.11g), Pieper-38 (this piece), curvilinear symbol, with 2 dots and 2 crescents, plus 2 ban

NORTHERN INDIA: Anepigraphic, ca. 3rd/2nd century BC, cast AE square unit (3.78g), Pieper-318, elephant left, above "ladder", Indradhvaja ...

PALLAVA: Anonymous, 5th century AD, potin unit (2.84g), Pieper-2886 (this piece), bull standing to left, wavy line, srivatsa and conch above and stand

PALLAVA: Anonymous, 5th century AD, potin unit (4.39g), Pieper-2877 (this piece), bull standing to right, wavy line, srivatsa and conch above and stan

PARATARAJAS: Yolamira, ca. 125-150, AR hemidrachm (1.97g), Pieper-814 (old volume, this piece), diademed bust right // swastika turning left yolamiras

PARATARAJAS: Arjuna, ca. 150-165 AD, AR hemidrachm (1.40g), Pieper-815 (old volume, this piece), Tandon-35c, diademed bust right // swastika turning l

PARATARAJAS: Hvaramira, ca. 165-175, AR drachm (3.67g), Pieper-816 (old volume, this piece), diademed bust right // swastika right, Brahmi legend hvar

PARATARAJAS: Mirahvara, ca. 175-190, AR 1/4 drachm (0.91g), Pieper-818 (old volume, this piece), diademed bust right // Brahmi legend in four lines re

PARATARAJAS: Kozana, ca. 200-220, AR hemidrachm (1.54g), Pieper-803 (old volume, this piece), diademed crowned bust left // swastika right, complete B

PARATARAJAS: Kozana, ca. 200-220, AR drachm (2.54g), Pieper-802 (old volume, this piece), diademed crowned bust left // swastika right, nearly complet

PAURAVAS OF KAUSAMBI: Mahindramitra, 1st century BC, arsenical potin unit (4.60g), Pieper-1386 (this piece), lion to right with a five-hooded cobra, s

PAURAVAS: Punchmarked, 4th century BC, AR 1-1/2 shana (2.16g), Pieper-176 (this piece), single punchmark: crescents and omegas around solid circular c

PAURAVAS: Punchmarked, 4th century BC, AR 1-1/2 shana (2.11g), Pieper-174 (this piece), single punchmark: 7-petal flower with an ornate 4-crescent cen

PAURAVAS: Punchmarked, 4th century BC, AR 1-1/2 shana (2.17g), Pieper-177 (this piece), single punchmark: curved lines around central pellet, small se

PAURAVAS: Punchmarked, 4th century BC, AR 1-1/2 shana (2.10g), Pieper-173 (this piece), single punchmark: 3-petal flower, curved lines around, plus on

POST-MAURYAN: Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE square unit (7.51g), Pieper-1559 (this piece), bell in railing, river line below // Brahmi legend lohagand

SAKAS OF MATHURA: Rajuvula, ca. 25-15 BC or slightly later, AE unit (6.20g), Pieper-1282, standing deity Lakshmi, part of the Brahmi legend mahakhatra

SAKAS OF MATHURA: Sodasa, early 1st century AD, AE unit (6.70g), Pieper-1282, standing deity Lakshmi, part of the Brahmi legend ending in his name kha

SAKAS OF MATHURA: Kharahostes, 1st century AD, AE unit (2.83g), Pieper-1285 (this piece), standing Lakshmi, tree to right, wavy line to left, Brahmi l

SARABHARPURIYAS of Kosala: Prasannamitra, ca. 525-550, AV thick bracteate (1.29g), Pieper-3719 (this piece), Garuda flanked by conch and chakra, above

SATAVAHANA: Sri Satakarni, ca. 100-50 BC, AE rectangular unit (5.68g), Pieper (cf. #2673/2701), small elephant right, below a bold srivatsa, Ujjain sy

SATAVAHANA: Sri Satakarni, ca. 100-50 BC, AE rectangular unit (6.61g), Pieper, 6-arm symbol to left, Ujjain symbol to right, Brahmi legend no siri

SATAVAHANA: Sri Satavahana, ca. 100-50 BC, AE rectangular unit (5.59g), Pieper-2693, large taurine in center, traces of an elephant below, Ujjain symb

SATAVAHANA: Vasishthiputra Sri Satakarni, ca. 125-152, AR drachm (2.31g), Pieper-2752 (this piece), bust right, Brahmi legend rajno vasithiputasa siri

SATAVAHANA: Vasishthiputra Sri Satakarni, ca. 125-152, AR drachm (2.39g), Pieper-2753 (this piece), bust right, Brahmi legend rajno vasithiputasa siri

SATAVAHANA: Vasishthiputra Shiva Sri Pulumavi, ca. 152-160, AR drachm (2.22g), Pieper-2754 (this piece), bearded bust right, Brahmi legend rajno vasit