BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Heraclius, 610-641, AV solidus (4.40g), Constantinople, S-738, busts of Heraclius & his son Constantine / cross-on-steps, officina E, graffiti in reverse field, Fine to VF.
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Lot #102 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Heraclius, 610-641, AV solidus (4.30g), Constantinople, S-738, busts of Heraclius & his son Constantine / cross-on-steps, officina I, Fine to VF.
Lot #103 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Heraclius, 610-641, AE follis (16.91g), Jerusalem, year 4 (613/614), S-852B, DN HERAC LIUS PP AVG, crowned bust, facing, holding eagle-tipped scepter / M for denomination (=40 nummi), ANNO to left, II II to right, and IEROCO mint name below, nice strike, with minimal weakness, one of the finest known specimens, as most known specimens of this extremely rare type are poorly struck and often badly preserved, About VF, RRR....
Lot #104 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV solidus (4.27g), Constantinople, S-938, beardless crowned bust facing / cross-on-steps, officina Δ, Fine to VF.
Lot #105 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE: Constans II, 641-668, AV solidus (4.30g), Constantinople, S-944, crowned bust facing, very slight beard, letter S to right / cross-on-steps, officina B, 2 light scratches in reverse field, VF.
Lot #106 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:LOT of 10 large folles of Justinian I, 527-565, type Sear-63, Constantinople mint, years 12 B, 12 Γ, 13 B, 13 Δ, 14 Γ, 15 B, 15 E, another 15 E, 16 Δ and 16 E, all Fine to VF, some quite attractive, one of the 15 E pieces with some corrosion, lot of 10 pieces.
Lot #107 - ancient roman and byzantine
BYZANTINE EMPIRE:LOT of 19 copper coins of Justinian I (527-565), including 3 large folles (1 of Constantinople, 2 of Cyzicus, all VF) and 1 small follis (Nicomedia, VG) and 15 half folles (8 of Constantinople, 4 of Cyzicus and 3 of Nicomedia, mostly Fine to VF), lot of 19 pieces.
Lot #108 - ancient central asia
MERV: Anonymous, 3rd century, AE pashiz (2.86g), Alram-1218A, bust right, derived from the bust of Ardashir I on Sasanian coins / horseman left, Fine, RRR.
Lot #109 - ancient central asia
USTRUSHANA: Satachari II, 7th century, AE cash (2.16g), Smirnova-1427, elephant left / tamgha, cf. Zeno-20480, Fine, RR.
Lot #110 - ancient central asia
IKHSHIDS: Gurek, 710-738, AE cash (1.93g), Samarqand, Smirnova-400, Sogdian legend / dynastic tamghas aside central square, VF.
Lot #111 - ancient central asia
SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh, 8th century, AE cash (5.06g), cf. Zeno-6317, Sogdian legend / tamgha based around the central square hole, choice VF.
Lot #112 - ancient central asia
IKHSHIDS: Turghar, 738-750, AE cash (2.63g), Samarqand, Smirnova-519, Sogdian legend / dynastic tamghas and crescent around central square, VF.
Lot #113 - ancient central asia
CHACH: Unknown ruler, probably 6th-7th century, AE cash (1.28g), S&K-33, facing bust resembling the Byzantine emperor Justinian I / complex tamgha, crude VF, RRR. One of the rarest coins of Chach, of which S&K knew of only six specimens.
Lot #114 - ancient central asia
XIZHOU HUIHU: Aslandhan & successors, 9th-12th century, AE cash (2.56g), XN-79/81, Uighur text iduq yarliq yurisun, Fine, RR.
Lot #115 - ancient central asia
HEPHTHALITE: Mehama, fl. 461-493, AR drachm (3.18g), G-73, Mitch-1439, bust right, tamgha behind, ornate club before, standard Sasanian style reverse, lovely VF.
Lot #116 - ancient central asia
HEPHTHALITE: Mehama, fl. 461-493, AR drachm (3.23g), G-74, bust right, 2 ribbons behind tamgha in front, king's name upper right / usual traces of Sasanian style reverse, minor scratches on obverse, VF.
Lot #117 - ancient central asia
HEPHTHALITE: Zabocho series, ca. 5th-6th century, AE drachm (3.51g), G-101/102, crowned bust right, fancy trident before, uniface, nice VF, R.
Lot #118 - ancient central asia
HEPHTHALITE: Shahi Tegin, ca. 700, AR drachm (3.08g), G-208, 3/4 bust right / Anahita style facing bust with flaming nimbus, trilingual, from the Kabul & Gandhara region, VF, S.
Lot #119 - ancient central asia
HEPHTHALITE: Vakhu Deva, 8th century, AR drachm (3.43g), ND, G-244, based on late Sasanian prototype, trilingual (Brahmi, Bactrian, Pahlavi), with bold countermark #103 (tamgha), and central piercing for inserting tiny piece of gold (but on this piece, filled with what appears to be copper in lieu of the gold), VF.
Lot #120 - ancient central asia
BUKHARA: Kai Yuan type, late 7th century, AE cash (3.61g), Zeno-76188, imitation of Kai Yuan obverse, Bukhara tamgha at reverse bottom, nice patination, Fine, R.
Lot #121 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (4.04g), SK (Sijistan), year 20 (frozen), A-1, lovely EF, S. The first Islamic silver coin.
Lot #122 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-SASANIAN: Yazdigerd type, 652-668, AR drachm (3.99g), SK (Sijistan), year 20 (frozen), A-1, VF to EF, S. The first Islamic silver coin.
Lot #123 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (3.72g), DA (Darabjird), AH43 (frozen), A-8, VF.
Lot #124 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-SASANIAN: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan, 665-673, AR drachm (2.98g), KWAT (Karzi in Fars province), AH52, A-8, very rare mint, clipped down to post-reform standard, cleaned VF, RR.
Lot #125 - islamic early pre-reform
ARAB-SASANIAN: 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, 673-683, AR drachm (2.97g), BH, AH61, A-12, unidentified mint, probably in southern Iran, clipped down to post-reform standard, Fine to VF, RR.
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