Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 110

The June 2-5, 2019 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Large Lots of Ancient and Medieval Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1898		6-Piece lot of Greek Silver issues from Magna Graecia and Southern Asia Minor. Includes a Naomos from Tarentum, Nomos from Metapontion, a Drachm from Himera, a Stater from Aspendos, and 2 Staters from Tarsos. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $930
Lot 1899		10-Piece lot of Macedonian Silver issues. Includes a Tetradrachm or Philip II, 2 Tetradrachms and 2 Drachms of Alexander III, a Tetradrachm and a broken Drachm of either Alexander III or Philip III (the names are illegible), 2 Tetradrachms from Roman Macedonia, and a Tetradrachm of Aesillas. Each in a 2x2 and described. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $600 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,260
Lot 1900		3-Piece lot of Alexander the Great Silver Tetradrachms. All lifetime issues and all toned. Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1901		4-Piece lot of Athenian Silver Tetradrachms. All classical issues from the period of the Peloponnesian War. Each with either a test cut, banker's stamp or drilling hole. All Very Fine or better. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $825
Lot 1902		50-Piece lot of Greek Bronzes. A nice group of decent quality Greek bronzes from throughout the Greek world, all identified by the previous collector and in holders. Fine to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details	Realized $1,140
Lot 1903		47-Piece lot of Greek Bronzes. A nice group of decent quality Greek bronzes from throughout the Greek world, all identified by the previous collector and in holders. Fine to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - 400* View details	Realized $1,110
Lot 1904		50+ piece Ancient Group. Includes an 8-piece lot of Greek silver fractions; AR tetradrachm of Lysimachos; some Byzantine and Arab-Byzantine bronzes, etc. Mixed grades. SOLD AS IS. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details	Realized $384
Lot 1905		8-Piece lot of Seleukid Silver issues. Includes Tetradrachms of Antiochos IV, Antiochos V, Demetrios I, Demetrios II, 2 Cappadocian imitations of Antiochos VII, Philip I Phildelphos, and a Drachm of Antiochos VII. Fine to Choice Very Fine, a nice lot. *Estimate Value $750 - UP* View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 1906		19-Piece lot of Jewish and Nabataean Bronzes. Includes mostly Judaean Prutot of the Hasmoneans, Herodians and Procurators, as well as two Nabataean bronzes. Also one of the Jewish pieces is an early Yehud Athenian silver Obol. Each in a 2x2 and described. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details	Realized $360
Lot 1907		2-piece Silver Tetradrachm Lot. Includes a Classical Athenian "Owl" and a coin of Antiochos III of Syria. The Athenian tetradrachm has several test cuts and is well worn. The Antiochos III tetradrachm is grade by NGC as Ch Fine. *Estimate Value $250 - 300* View details	Realized $192
Lot 1908		6-Piece lot of Greek Hellenistic Tetradrachms. Includes 2 Thasian Imitations, a rare but rough issue from Byzantion in Thrace, a Tetradachm from Perga in Pamphylia, and 2 Tetradrachms from Arados in Phoenicia. Each in a 2x2 and described. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $400 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $810
Lot 1909		19-Piece lot of Celtic issues. Includes several pieces of Celtic ring money, a potin issue from Gaul, a couple of drachms imitating Philip II of Macedonia, and several drachms and tetradrachms imitating the coinage of Alexander III and Philip III. Each in a 2x2 and described. Fine to Very Fine, one of the drachms shattered. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details	Realized $480
Lot 1910		7-Piece lot of Greek Silver issues. Includes Tetradrachms of Lysimcahos, Nikomedes IV, Pergamon, Laodikeia, and 3 Cappadocian Kingdom Drachms. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 1911		33-Piece lot of Silver issues from Baktria and the East. Includes an assortment of Graeco-Baktrian, Indo-Greek and Indo-Skythian issues, broken down into 12 Tetradrachms and 21 Drachms. Good to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details	Realized $870
Lot 1912		38-Piece lot of Silver issues from Persis and India. Consists of mostly issues from Persis (31 pieces), nearly all obols and hemidrachms, although is drachm was noted. The rest are Indo-Sasanian and Hephthalite issues. The Persis pieces are generally quite nice. Overall the lot grades Very Fine to Extremely Fine. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details	Realized $750
Lot 1913		15-Piece lot of Bronze issues from Baktria and the East. Includes an assortment of Graeco-Baktrian, Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian issues, and a local Indian issue. Fine to About Very Fine. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details	Realized $336
Lot 1914		7-piece bronze Lot of Judaea, Syria and Egypt. Includes a decent quality Year 3 bronze of the Jewish War. Quality ranges from Poor to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $100 - 150* View details	Realized $66
Lot 1915		61-Piece lot of Achaemenid and Parthian Silver issues. Includes many different rulers, although it is generally lacking the earliest Arsacid kings. Consists of 4 Achaemenid sigloi and fifty-seven Parthian drachms. All of the Achaemenid sigloi have bankers' marks. Fine to Extremely Fine. *Estimate Value $900 - UP* View details	Realized $1,680
Lot 1916		3-Piece lot of Biblical Shekels of Tyre. All later dates with the KP and monogram in right field of reverse, Hendin 161. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900 From the S. Moussaieff Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,710
Lot 1917		3-piece Byzantine Gold Coin lot. Consists of: Maurice Tiberius Gold Solidus (2) types of S-478 and S-525; Phocas Gold Semissis, type of S-631. Coins grade Fine or better. Lot of 3 coins. *Estimate Value $300 - 350* View details	Realized $750
Lot 1918		79-Piece lot of Greek Silver Fractions. Consists mostly of issues from Thrace, Greece and Asia Minor, although a few others from further afield are mixed in. Each in a 2x2 with description. Fine to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $750 - UP* View details	Realized $1,200
Lot 1919		6-Piece lot of Greek Silver issues from Mainland Greece. Includes a Boiotian Stater, 2 Athenian Tetradrachms, and 3 Corinthian-type Staters. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $500 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 1920		12-Piece lot of Parthian and Sasanian Tetradrachms. Includes both silver and billon issues. Various rulers and types. A nice lot that should be inspected before purchase. Each in a 2x2 with description. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $780
Lot 1921		4-Piece lot of Roman Bronzes. All Jewish related types, either struck in Judaea proper or at imperial mints with Jewish related reverse types. Fine or better. Estimate Value $500 - 600 From the S. Moussaieff Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1922		2-Piece lot of Caesarean AR Didrachms. Both coins of Vespasian with Nike on the reverse. Nicely toned. Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 From the S. Moussaieff Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 1923		14-piece lot of Ancients. Consists of some Greek silver fractions which includes a Syracuse AR hemiobol ca. 485 BC in VF; Macedon AR tetrobol of Alexander I ca. 490-454 BC in Fine; Roman bronzes and a AR denarius of Caracalla in Fine. Mostly lower grades. All are well descreibed. Lot of 14 coins. *Estimate Value $200 - UP* View details	Realized $216
Lot 1924		20-Piece lot of Arabian Silver issues. All seem to be silver units of the Himyarites. Includes a small number of distinct varieties, plus one Roman Republican denarius. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details	Realized $684
Lot 1925		3-Piece lot of Roman coins. Includes an elephant denarius of Julius Caesar, a tetradrachm from Antioch of Nero, and a sestertius of Antoninus Pius with an incredibly bizarre but totally re-engraved reverse depicting a two-faced (i.e., Janus head) bull reclining beneath a palm tree. About Very Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - 400* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 1926		10-piece lot of Salonia, wife of Gallienus. Consists of 8 antoninianuii and two Alexandrine AE tetradrachms. Includes several "animal" reverse types. Mostly Very Fine and better. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details	Realized $168
Lot 1927		16-Piece lot of Elymaian Bronzes. Consists of several different rulers and types. This lot should be examined prior to bidding. Mostly Very Fine. *Estimate Value $150 - UP* View details	Realized $114
Lot 1928		Approximately 50-piece accumulation of Ancient and Medieval Coinage. Includes Gold, Silver and Bronze issues from early Celtic thru 12th century Islamic. We note a Seleucid tetradrachm, Axumite, Late Roman aand other odds and ends. A worthwhile and very interesting offering. Mixed grades throughout. SOLD AS IS. *Estimate Value $1,500 - UP* View details	Realized $2,760
Lot 1929		70-piece lot of Ancients. Consists of mostly Roman and Byzantine bronzes, some Judaean "Widow Mites", Sasanian Silver drachms and a few Roman denarii. All low grade material that should be seen prior to bidding. Lot of 70 coins. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* From The Fullerton Coin Shop. View details	Realized $600
Lot 1930		64-Piece lot of Sasanian Silver Drachms. Includes several different rulers from Ardashir I to Khusro II. Includes a few rare pieces, generally off quality but not horrible by any means. Fine to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $750 - UP* View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,520
Lot 1931		49-Piece lot of Byzantine, Islamic and Medieval issues. Includes both silver and bronze. The Byzantine consists of 22 coins with many late scyphate issues. The Islamic and Bulgarian coins are mostly silver issues. Each in a 2x2 and described. Fine to Very Fine. *Estimate Value $300 - UP* View details	Realized $312
Lot 1932		15-Piece Silver Lot of Silver Hemidrachms from Tabaristan. Consists of various rulers and dates. Choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine. *Estimate Value $250 - UP* View details	Realized $300
Lot 1933		4-Piece lot of Eastern issues. Includes a Parthian Tetradrachm, a Sasnian Drachm of Shapur II, and 2 Hunnic Drachms, 1 bronze and 1 silver. Very Fine to Choice Very Fine. *Estimate Value $200 - 300* View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336