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Lot 384: India, Apracharaja dynasty. Aspavarma. Ca. 1st century B.C. BI tetradrachm.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 29 (Auction 340)

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  • Sold Winning Bid: $36
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India, Apracharaja dynasty. Aspavarma. Ca. 1st century B.C. BI tetradrachm (20 mm, 9.38 g). King mounted on a horse left, dressed in Parthian style, holding up a whip; traces of a Greek legend around / Zeus standing right, holding scepter; nandipada to left and monogram to right; traces of Kharoshthi legend around Jayatasa tratarasa strategasa Imtravarmaputrasa Aspavarmasa. Senior 184.2T. This type with Zeus and left-facing horseman is much rarer than the usual Pallas type with right-facing horseman. Rare. .

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 384
  • Listing #: 201323
  • Closed: Friday, September 13, 2019 6:07:40 PM CT
  • Estimate: $60