23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
35
♦3 x Sasanian Kings, AR Drachms comprising: Khusro I (AD531-579) obv. crowned bust between stars and crescent in single beaded border, Khusro in Pahlavi script, rev. two attendants (cf. Göbl pl.12 194-198), Fine; and 2 x Khusro II (AD590/1-628), obv. winged crowned bust right inside double beaded border flanked by starred crescents at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, Khusro in Pahlavi script to right of bust, ideogram to left, rev. two attendants guard a flaming altar, triple beaded border, (cf. Göbl pl.13 208-215), AVF to VF
Sold for £70
Estimated at £70 - £100
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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