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THBPair of 9th C. Kabul Silver Drachms in Silver Rings
Lot 103
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
May 18, 2023
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Afghanistan, Kingdom of Kabul, Kabul Shahis / Hindu Shahi Dynasty, ca. 9th to 10th century CE. A lovely pair of silver drachms from the Hindu / Kabul Shahi dynasty, each set in an elaborate, high-quality silver ring likely from the 19th or 20th century. Both coins display an obverse of a bull and a reverse of a horseman with the reverse serving as the outward face of the ring. The larger ring setting features applied silver wire decoration of stippled, undulating, and foliate motifs, while the more petite ring is adorned with floral and spiral relief motifs. Size of larger ring exterior: 1" Diameter (2.5 cm); of larger bezel: 0.9" Diameter (2.3 cm); US ring size: larger: 4.5, more petite: 8.25; quality of silver: larger ring: 95.5%, coin of larger ring: 95.5%, more petite ring: 87%, coin of more petite ring: 96.4%; total weight: 25.2 grams
Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA, before 2002
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#176111Both are ancient coins set in 19th or 20th-century rings to be wearable. Rims of coins are not visible, but coins appear to be in good to very good condition with areas of rubbing and detail loss as shown. Otherwise, both are intact, excellent, and wearable with rich patina to ring settings.Condition
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