Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 119

THE NEW YORK SALE

Eastern Greek Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 54		Achaimenidian Empire. Uncertain Kings. Gold Daric (8.37g), ca. 480-450 BC. Great king of Persia running r., wearing kidaris, holding bow in his extended l. hand, spear with his r. hand, quiver in the back. Reverse: Wavy rectangular incuse. Babelon, Perses pl. I,23; BMC pl. XXV, 12; SNG Cop. 277. Boldly struck in high relief and unusually well centered. Lustrous and seldom seen this choice. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Ex Abou Taam Family Collection; Ex Bank Leu AG, Zurich 50, 1990, lot 239. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,530
Lot 55		Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I. Silver Drachm (4.2g), AD 233-239. Diademed bust of Ardashir right with hair tied up in a ball. Reverse: Ornate fire-altar with ribbons. Sunrise 710; Gõbl 16. Rare. Excellent bold strike on good metal with light tone about the borders. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Stack's Bowers Jan. 2013 NYINC Session A, lot 282. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 56		Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I. Silver Drachm (4.58g), AD 223-239. Mint C (Ctesiphon), Phase 3. Bust of Ardashir to right wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps. Reverse: Fire-altar, pellet to left of altar shaft; counterclockwise around from right. SNS type IIia 4a/3a (2b), pl. 10, 153; Gõbl type III/2/2. Uniform light grey tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Triton XVII, lot 483. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 57		Sasanian Kingdom. Ardashir I. Silver Hemidrachm (2.16g), AD 233-239. Mint C (Ctesiphon). Bust of Ardashi I to right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps, trefoil of pellets behind head and on left shoulder. Reverse: Fire-altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellet to right of altar shaft. SNS type Iiia (4a)/ 3a (2b); Gõbl type III/2/2; Paruck __; Saeedi __; Sunrise 717 (this coin). Very scarce denomination. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP Ex Goldberg's Sale 98, Lot 2161. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 58		Sasanian Kingdom. Vahrãm (Bahram) II with Queen and Prince 4. Silver Drachm (3.96g), AD 276-293. Uncertain mint. Jugate busts of Vahrãm (Bahram) wearing winged crown with korymbos, his queen wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing kolah with eagle's head, left. Reverse: Fire-altar with ribbon, flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring, fravahr and triple pellets flanking flame. SNS type Viic (1) 5b (1a); Sunrise __. Very scarce. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP Ex CNG e-436, Lot 314. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 59		Sasanian Kingdom. Narseh. Silver Drachm (3.49g), AD 293-303. Bust right with crown and arcades, three goliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group. Reverse: Fire-altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, fravahr, taurus symbol, three pellets on altar. Gõbl type II/2; Paruck 165; Saeedi 176. Excellent silver and nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex CNG 31, Sept 9, 1994, lot 514. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 60		Sasanian Kingdom. Narseh. Silver Drachm (4.71g), AD 293-303. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades and korymbos. Reverse: Fire-altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; taurus symbol on altar shaft. SNS type II (?)/zu 5c (?); A85 (this coin); Gõbl type I/1; Saccdi __. Pleasing uniform greyish-violet tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 61		Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur II, Silver Drachm (4.22g), AD 309-379. Mint 1, Ctesiphon. Draped bust of the king in merlon crown. Reverse: Fire-altar with attendants, wreath. Gõbl 89; SNS 1a/1a2. Unusally well struck. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Pegasi 23, lot 255. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $295
Lot 62		Sasanian Kingdom. Shahpur II. Silver Drachm (3.49g), AD 309-379. Struck circa AD 309-320. Bust of the King right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; letter behind. Reverse: Fire-altar with ribbon; two attendants with mural crown; fravahr and dynastic symbol flanking flames, pellet on base of altar. SNS type 1a/1a2, A4; Gõbltype 1b/1; Saeedi __. Untoned a wonderful well centered strike with excellent margins. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP Ex CNG 88, lot 646. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 63		Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur II. Silver Drachm (4.18g), AD 309-379. Bust of Shapur right. Reverse: Fire-altar with bust in flames flanked by two attendants. Gõbl 102 1a/6a v.; MAC884 v. Pleasing violet and blue tone. Well struck and excellent metal. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 64		Sasanian Kingdom. Vahräm (Bahram) IV. Silver Drachm (4.04g), AD 388-399. HLYDL (Herat) mint. Bust right, wearing winged merlon crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire-altar with ribbons. NS type 1a2/1a, A39 = Triton XIV, lot 499. Gõbl __; Mochiri __; Paruck __; Saeedi __. Very rare. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex CNG e-344, lot 240. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 65		Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos. Silver Tetradrachm (9.81 g), ca. 100-95 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKETOY ΦIΛOΞENOY, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philoxenos right. Reverse: King on horse prancing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 3E; SNG ANS 1183-6. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,200
Lot 66		Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos. Silver Tetradrachm (9.69 g), ca. 100-95 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANIKETOY ΦIΛOΞENOY, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philoxenos right. Reverse: King on horse prancing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 3E; SNG ANS 1183-6. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Philoxenos, who struck coins carrying the epithet Aniketos "the Invincible," was an obscure but apparently influential king who briefly ruled most of the lands conquered by the Indo-Greeks. Although he has not been connected to any of the distinct (but disputed) Indo-Greek dynasties, it has been suggested on tenouous grounds that he might have been the father of Kalliope, the queen of king Hermaios. His cavalryman reverse type may have influenced subsequent Indo-Scythian coin types. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 67		Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy V or Ptolemy VI. Silver Tetradrachm (14.03 g), 204-180 BC or 180-145 BC. Alexandria. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis around neck. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Svoronos 1231 and 1489; SNG Copenhagen 244-5 and 262-8. Wonderful and exceptional quality! Lustrous surfaces and delicately toned. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,860