23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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♦Kings of Elymais, Orodes II (late 1st-mid 2nd century AD) AE Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.93g), obv. facing bearded bust wearing tiara, left field inscribed 'URUD MALKA' ('Orodes King') in Aramaic script, right field anchor with double cross-bar at top below crescent containing star, all within dotted border, rev. field of dashes, (van’t Haaff Type 13.3.1-3A; Alram 477; cf. BMC 1-3, pl. XL 8-9), dark brown patina, attractive GVF or better
ex CNG 342 lot 387; From the collection of the Money Museum, Zurich. Ex Gorny & Mosch 104 (9 October 2000), lot 479
Sold for £140
Estimated at £200 - £300
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.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
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