23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
♦2 x Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos I (c.225-200/195 BC), comprising: (1) AE dichalkon (21mm, 6.30g), struck c.225-208/6 BC, Aï Khanoum mint, obv. Herakles beaded head right, rev. horse prancing right between parallel inscriptions, (Kritt AK-1; Bopearachchi 17A; HGC 12, 53), obv. struck slightly off centre, porosity, brown patina with red highlights, Fine; and (2) AE double unit (18mm, 4.20g), struck c.225-208/6 BC, Aï Khanoum mint, obv. Herakles bearded head right, rev. horse prancing right. Kritt AK-2; Bopearachchi Série 17A; SNG ANS 146-65, smooth surfaces, VF
ex CNG 398 lot 363; and CNG 343 lot 288 respectively
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
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