Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 133

Pre Long beach

Ancient Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2046		Iberia, Arsaos. Silver Denarius (3.99 g), ca. 150-100 BC. Head of bearded male right; two dolphins flanking. Reverse: ARSAOS (Iberian), Horseman, holding labrys, riding right. ACIP 1655; CNH 14; SNG BM 923. Nice old cabinet tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 2047		Eastern Europe. Imitating Philip II of Macedon. BI Drachm (2.82 g), 1st century BC. Kapostal type. mint in the region of modern-day Velem, Hungary. Stylized laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Stylized horseman riding left. OTA 500; KMW 1440-4. Toned. Flan flaw on the reverse. Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP From the Century Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60
Lot 2048		Britain, Dobunni. Bodvoc. Gold Stater (5.57 g), ca. 15-10 BC. BODVOC in heavy letters across central field. Reverse: Horse standing right; ring pellets and crescent above, wheel below. ABC 2039; Van Arsdell 1052-1; SCBC 388. Rare. Boldly struck and well centere Nicely toned with underlying luster. A choice example. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Marks. Estimated Value $3,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,100
Lot 2049		Britain, Trinovantes and Catuvellauni. Tasciovanus. Gold Stater (5.50 g), ca. 25-10 BC. TASCIO/RICON in two lines in rectangular box with concave ends, on vertical wreath motif; pellet in O, pellets to right and left of box. Reverse: Warrior on horseback left, raising sword and holding shield; pellet-in-annulet to left nd below. ABC 2580; Van Arsdell 1780-9; SCBC 219. Lightly toned, boldly struck, perfectly centered, and superb. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $3,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,000
Lot 2050		Eastern Europe, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.26 g), late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: Debased nonsensical legend, Nude Herakles standing facing, head left; in inner left field, M. Kostial 971-4; cf. OTA class III. Slightly uneven flan as is typical with these later imitations. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2051		Eastern Europe, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.72 g), late 2nd-1st centuries BC. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ flanking, ΘAΣIΩN in exergue, Nude Herakles standing facing, head left; in inner left field, monogram. Kostial 966-7; cf. OTA class II; CCCBM I 218. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2052		Etruria, Uncertain mint. Æ (5.96 g), ca. 300-250 BC. Possibly Arretium. Head of African right. Reverse: Elephant standing right, bell hanging from neck; below, Etruscan M. Vicari 237; Baglione 1c; HN Italy 69. Extremely Rare. Lovely glossy green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 2053		Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (6.50 g), ca. 272-240 BC. Di… and Philotas, magistrates. Nude youth on horseback left, crowning horse with wreath; ΔI to right, ΦIΛΩ/TAΣ in two lines below. Reverse: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos, nude, holding kantharos and distaff, riding dolphin left; to right, cock standing left. Vlasto 846; HN Italy 1024. Lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $750 - UP Ex CNG 58 (19 September 2001), 43 Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 2054		Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (6.42 g), ca. 272-240 BC. Phi… and Herakletos, magistrates. Warrior, nude but for helmet, holding spear, shield slung on back, riding horse right; ΦI to right, \|-HPAK/ΛHTOΣ in two lines below. Reverse: [TAPAΣ], Phalanthos, holding flower and cornucopiae, riding dolphin left; monogram and thymiaterion to right. Vlasto 890-2; HN Italy 1037. Well centered. Traces of underlying luster and lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $540
Lot 2055		Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (6.51 g), ca. 240-228 BC. Olympis, magistrate. Warrior on horseback right, hurling javelin; behind, wreath; below, OΛYMΠIΣ. Reverse: T-APAΣ, phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos and cornucopiae; in upper right field, tripod. Vlasto 942; HN Italy 1055. Underlying luster present. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 2056		Bruttium, Carthaginian occupation. Silver 1/4 Shekel (1.84 g), ca. 215-205 BC. Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (perhaps Lokris). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left. Reverse: Horse standing right. Jenkins pl. C, L2; HN Italy 2020. The reverse struck off-center. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 2057		Bruttium, Carthaginian occupation. Silver 1/4 Shekel (1.79 g), ca. 215-205 BC. Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (perhaps Lokris). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left. Reverse: Horse standing right. Jenkins pl. C, L2; HN Italy 2020. Small chip on flan, otherwise lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $400 - UP Private purchase from Harlan J. Berk Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 2058		Bruttium, Carthaginian occupation. Silver 1/4 Shekel (2.04 g), ca. 215-205 BC. Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (perhaps Lokris). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left. Reverse: Horse standing right. Jenkins pl. C, L2; HN Italy 2020. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 2059		Bruttium, Carthaginian occupation. Silver 1/4 Shekel (1.90 g), ca. 215-205 BC. Second Punic War issue. Uncertain Punic mint in Bruttium (perhaps Lokris). Wreathed head of Tanit-Demeter left. Reverse: Horse standing right. Jenkins pl. C, L2; HN Italy 2020. Struck off-center. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 2060		Sicily, Aitna. Æ (18.27 g), ca. 355-339 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Horse galloping right, reins trailing; above, M. Campana 4a; CNS III, 1; SNG ANS -. Dark glossy brown patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2061		Macedon, Neapolis. Silver Hemidrachm (1.67 g), ca. 424-350 BC. Facing gorgoneion with protruding tongue. Reverse: NEOΠ, head of nymph right within shallow incuse. SNG ANS 458; HGC 3, 588. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - UP From the property of an East Coast Collector acquired prior to 1979. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $96
Lot 2062		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold 1/4 Stater (2.14 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 340/36-328 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, bow and club; above, kantharos. Le Rider 61 (D41/R33); SNG ANS 221-3. Boldly struck, perfectly centered, and fully lustrous. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Edge cut. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,980
Lot 2063		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.06 g), 336-323 BC. Tarsos, ca. 327-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, plow; below throne, Θ. Price 3032; Newell 38. NGC grade Ch F; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $540
Lot 2064		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.30 g), 336-323 BC. Lampsakos, ca. 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Artemis standing facing, holding torch in each hand; below throne, ΔIO monogram. Price 1356. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2065		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm, 336 BC. Arados, under Ptolemy I, ca. 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, AP monogram. Price 3426 (Byblos?). NGC grade XF. Estimated Value $450 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 2066		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.96 g), 336-323 BC. Pergamon, under Attalos I, ca. 210/05-197 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram above bee. Price 1481; SNG BN 2513. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex The David Karpeles Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,440
Lot 2067		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.17 g), 336-323 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus eated left, holding eagle and scepter; to left, crescent; below throne, Π. Price 123. Lightly toned and with traces of luster. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $780
Lot 2068		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.98 g), 336-323 BC. Babylon, probably struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, ca. 315-312 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, MI above lion's head left; below throne, monogram within wreath. SC 82.3; Price 3759; HGC 9, 10f (Seleukos I). Boldly struck in high relief, and with an attractive old collection tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP The present Alexandrine tetradrachm was attributed to the early reign of Seleukos I at Babylon following his return from exile in 312 BC and assigned to a so-called "imperial workshop" by Houghton and Lorber. However, subsequent reassessments of the relationship of this coinage to other issues certainly struck under Seleukos I; the fact that it never names him, but only Alexander; and its primary appearance in western hoards have led to the conclusion that it was probably not struck by Seleukos I after all, but rather by the Antigonid garrison installed in Babylon to hold the city against him in the period 315-312 BC. When the garrison was driven out, the coins moved west with the mercenaries who had been paid with them, and Seleukos was left to begin construction of a great empire that would stretch from the Mediterranean to the borders of India by the time of his death in 281 BC. As such, the tetradrachms (and smaller fractions) of the "imperial workshop" mark a critical turning point in the history of the ancient Near East. From the Randolph Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 2069		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm, 336-323 BC. Arados, under Ptolemy I, ca. 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, AP monogram. Price 3426 (Byblos?). NGC grade Ch VF. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2070		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm, 336-323 BC. Arados, under Ptolemy I, ca. 320/19-315 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, AP monogram. Price 3426 (Byblos?). NGC grade Ch VF. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408
Lot 2071		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm, 336-323 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 325-323/2 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, bucranium. Price 93; Troxell issue E8. NGC grade VF. Edge filing. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 2072		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.21 g), 336-323 BC. Lampsakos, ca. 323-317. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; below throne, monogram. Price 1356; ADM II series V. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP Ex Goldberg 23, 25 January 2004, 3693. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 2073		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.81g), 201 BC. Rhodes mint, struck 201-190 BC. Head of Herakles clad in lion's skin, right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre: RO below throne. TEISULOS above rosebud in left field. Price 2520; Muller 1167; Latakia 1759; SNG von Aulock 6648. Mektepini 476ff. Well struck with excellent detail on excellent metal. Attractive light toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Purchased from Civitas Galleries, Middleton, WI (ticket incl). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 2074		Macedonian Kingdom. Kassander. Æ (4.64 g), 316-297 BC. Uncertain Carian mint, ca. 301-298/4 BC. Helmet with nose and cheek guards right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣANΔPOY, Spearhead right. Valassiadis 11; HGC 3, 999. Glossy black patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP From the Century Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 2075		Macedonian Kingdom. Antigonos III Doson. Silver Tetradrachm (16.90 g), 229-221 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 227-225 BC. Head of Poseidon right, wreathed with marine plants. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONO[Y] inscribed on side of prow, Apollo seated left on prow, testing arrow; below, monogram. Touratsoglou 52-3; SNG Alpha Bank 1046-7; SNG Saroglos 933. Superb and untoned. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Marks. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP From the property of an East Coast collector, acquired prior to 1990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,600
Lot 2076		Macedonian Kingdom. Antigonos III Doson. Silver Tetradrachm (17.10 g), 229-221 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 227-225 BC. Head of Poseidon right, wreathed with marine plants. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY inscribed on side of prow, Apollo seated left on prow, holding bow; below, monogram. Touratsoglou 52-3; SNG Alpha Bank 1046-7; SNG Saroglos 933. Signs of burnishing on forehead and in right obverse field. Untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP From the property of an East Coast Collector acquired prior to 1979. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,000
Lot 2077		Thrace, Cherronesos. Silver Hemidrachm (2.20 g), ca. 386-338 BC. Forepart of lion right, head turned to look back. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; pellet and kerykeion in opposite sunken quarters. McClean -; SNG Copenhagen -; HGC 3.2, 1437. Light porosity. Untoned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2078		Thrace, Mesambria. Silver Diobol (1.33 g), 4th century BC. Crested helmet facing. Reverse: M-E-Σ-A, within spokes of wheel; rays around. Karayotov I 37-94; HGC 3, 1560. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP Ex Goldberg 23, 25 January 2004, 3736; Dr. J. S. Wilkinson Colection (Malter 49, 15 November 1992). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 2079		Cimmerian Bosporos, Pantikapaion. Æ (7.74 g), ca. 310-304/3 BC. Bearded head of satyr right. Reverse: Π-A-N, forepart of griffin left; below, sturgeon left. MacDonald 69; Anokhin 1023. Nice dark green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2080		Islands off Thrace, Thasos. Fourrée Stater (5.01 g), ca. 480-463 BC. Satyr advancing right, carrying off protesting nymph. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Le Rider 5; SNG Copenhagen 1010-1. Toned. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 2081		Thessaly, Larissa. Silver Obol (0.93 g), ca. 356-337 BC. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, with hair in ampyx. Reverse: ΛPIΣ-AIΩN, Horse grazing right. BCD Thessaly II 328. Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP From the property of an East Coast collector, acquired prior to 1990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 2082		Thessaly, Thessalian League. Silver Stater (6.21 g), late 2nd-mid 1st centuries BC. Philon and Ippolochos, magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, Athena Itonia standing right, preparing to hurl spear and holding forth shield on arm; above spear and in exergue, magistrates' names: ΦIΛ-ΩN and IΠΠOΛOΧOΣ; above, to right, star. BCD Thessaly II 869.2; HGC 4, 209. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP Ex Goldberg 23, 25 January 2004, 3736. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 2083		Akarnania, Anaktorion. Stater (8.51 g), ca. 350-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, AN monogram. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, AN monogram and tripod within laurel wreath. Pegasi 29; BCD Akarnania 83. Lightly toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 2084		Akarnania, Anaktorion. Stater (8.70 g), ca. 320-280 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, AN monogram. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; above, KΛE; behind, AN monogram and filleted bucranium; below neck, AΓ monogram. Pegasi 71; BCD Akarnania 86. Traces of underlying luster present. Lightly toned. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 2085		Akarnania, Leukas. AR Stater (8.42 g), ca. 350-320 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, Λ. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, Λ and caduceus. Pegasi 84; BCD Akarnania -. Excellent metal and lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 2086		Akarnania, Thyrreion. Silver Stater (8.18 g), ca. 320-280 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, Θ. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, Λ and earring; below, Y. Pegasi 11; BCD Akarnania -. NGC grade XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Ex Leu Winterthur 17 (14 August 2021), 664. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2087		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.17 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. NGC grade Mint State. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP From The Parliament Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 2088		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.18 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. NGC grade Mint State. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP From The Parliament Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 2089		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.19 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP From The Parliament Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 2090		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.69 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Compact style in high relief. Delicately toned with underlying luster present. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2091		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.20 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Wonderful high relief and compact design. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2092		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.08 g), ca. 454-404 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Attractive old find patina and well centered. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP From the property of an East Coast collector, acquired prior to 1990. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,080
Lot 2093		Islands off Attica, Aegina. Silver Stater (12.22 g), ca. 456/45-431 BC. Land tortoise with segmented shell. Reverse: Large square incuse with thin skew pattern. Milbank pl. II, 14; SNG Delepierre 1545; HGC 6, 438. Struck in high relief. Banker's mark on shell. Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP The island city of Aegina was one of the earliest cities among the European Greeks to strike silver coins and their extensive maritime trade contacts established the Aeginetic weight standard as the primary standard for coinage in the Peloponnesos and among many cities of the Hellespont and Black Sea, in some cases lasting for centuries. The Aeginetan standard and Aeginetan trade influence were spread primarily through the city's coinage, which regularly featured a sea turtle on the obverse and an incuse design (usually a mill-sail or skew pattern) on the reverse. This animal was emblematic of Aegina's trade by sea. Unfortunately for Aegina, in the fifth century BC, the nearby city of Athens grew in both military and economic power through its leadership of the Delian League. Athenian hostility to Aegina grew increasingly and at last, shortly before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), the Athenians seized the island and expelled many of the Aeginetans. It has been suggested that the use of the land tortoise type in this period (and after the restoration of the Aeginetans in 404 BC), rather than the much more common sea turtle of early Aeginetan coinage, may reflect the loss of the city�s old maritime trading empire. From the Century Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $870
Lot 2094		Corinthia, Corinth. Stater (8.52 g), ca. 375-350 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, Q. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, cock sstanding left on club; below chin, I. Pegasi 423; BCD Corinth 113. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $966
Lot 2095		Sikyonia, Sikyon. Silver Stater (12.00 g), ca. 335-330 BC. ΣE below, chimaera prowling left; above, wreath. Reverse: Dove flying left; before, I; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 219; SNG Copenhagen -. NGC grade Ch VF; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $850 - 900 Although they are perhaps sometimes underestimated, the staters of Sikyon in the fourth century BC were some of the most important coins struck in the Peloponnesos. Without them, the Spartans could not have financed the conflicts with Athens leading up to and during the great Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). The Spartans famously refused to strike any coinage of their own during the Classical period except for iron coins that were useless outside of Lakedaimon and thus Sikyon became a proxy mint for Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Aigina with its widely recognized turtles was lost as a pro-Spartan mint when the Athenians expelled the Aiginetans from their island in 431 BC. While the dove refers to the local cult of Aphrodite, it remains unclear why the chimaera was chosen as the main obverse type for Sikyonian staters. It has been variously (and unconvincingly) suggested that the legend of Bellerophon (a Corinthian hero) slaying the beast in Lycia was somehow transferred to Sikyon or that the goat (aigos) head of the beast referred to Aigialeia, an old name of Sikyon. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960

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