409, Lot: 352. Estimate $100. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDO-PARTHIANS, Gondopharid Dynasty. Gondophares. Circa 40-5 BC. CU (19mm, 5.83 g, 9h). Uncertain mint in Arachosia. King on horseback left; to left, Nike standing right, presenting him with wreath / Gondopharid tamgha; to left,
nandipada above
dhra in Kharosthi;
bu in Kharosthi to right. Senior 215.12 var. (Kharosthi letters transposed). Near VF, earthen black-green patina.
From the Dr. Wilfried Pieper Collection.