Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 1991 Price realized: 110 CHF (Approx. 125 USD / 116 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: INDO-SKYTHIANS. Vonones, circa 85-65 BC. AE (Bronze, 21 mm, 8.08 g, 12 h), with Spalahores. 'Maharahabhrata dhramikasa Spalahorasa' ('of the Great King's Brother, Spalahores the Just' in Kharoshthi) Athena standing front, head to left, raising her right hand and holding shield in her left with spear behind. Rev. BAΣIΛЄΩΣ BAΣIΛЄΩΝ M[EΓΑΛΟΥ ONΩNOY] Herakles standing facing, placing his right hand on his head and holding club and lion skin in his left. HGC 12, 614. Senior 66.2. A very attractive example. Minor deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine. From the collections of François Righetti and that of Dr. Wilfried Pieper, Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 409, 8 November 2017, 364, ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 86, 31 March 2004, 52. Starting price: 50 CHF |