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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Antialcidas (ca. 130-120 BC). AR Indic tetradrachm (26mm, 9.37 gm, 12h). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ, diademed "heroic" bust of Antialcidas left, seen from behind, nude save for aegis on left shoulder, brandishing spear held in right hand / Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialikidasa in Kharosthi, Zeus standing slightly left, holding Nike on globe in right hand, cradling scepter in left arm; elephant standing left behind, raising trunk and right foreleg, monogram to left. Bopearachchi Série 8A. HGC 12, 254. Very rare bust type! Well struck and attractively toned. NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD
INDO-GREEK KINGDOMS. Antialcidas (ca. 130-120 BC). AR Indic tetradrachm (26mm, 9.37 gm, 12h). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΑΛΚΙΔΟΥ, diademed "heroic" bust of Antialcidas left, seen from behind, nude save for aegis on left shoulder, brandishing spear held in right hand / Maharajasa jayadharasa Amtialikidasa in Kharosthi, Zeus standing slightly left, holding Nike on globe in right hand, cradling scepter in left arm; elephant standing left behind, raising trunk and right foreleg, monogram to left. Bopearachchi Série 8A. HGC 12, 254. Very rare bust type! Well struck and attractively toned. NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5.
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD