Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 135

The Pre-Long Beach Sale June

Ancient Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1500		Ancient Britain. Atrebate & Regni. Eppillus. Ca. 10 BC-AD 10. Silver Unit (12 mm, 1.25 g). Epillius type (Atrebatic D). Calleva mint. Male head right; all within grapevine border. Reverse: Boar right. Van Arsdell 416-1; SCBC 100. Choice Very Fine with a minor chip not effecting portrait. Estimated Value $300 - UP Ex Tim Szumowski Coll. The Tim Szumowski Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 1501		Campania, Neapolis. Silver Nomos (6.96 g), ca. 320-300 BC. Diophanes, magistrate. Diademed head of the nymph Parthenope right, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; behind neck, kantharos; below, ΔI. Reverse: NEOΠOΛITHΣ, man-headed bull walking right, head lightly facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull. SNG ANS 320; Sambon 447; HN Italy 571. Signs of old cleaning and fine scratches. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 1502		Lucania, Thourion. Silver Nomos (7.68 g), ca. 400-350 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla holding oar and pointing. Reverse: ΘOYPIΩN, bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. SNG ANS 1007; HN Italy 1800. Well centered and attractively toned. Some faint graffiti noted in the right obverse field. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Ex Berk 165 (28 July 2009), 131. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1503		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 1504		Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (16.91 g), 466-405 BC. Ca. 450 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath; in exergue, ketos right. Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣION, head of Arethusa right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; around, four dolphins. Boehringer 500; HGC 1311. Rough surfaces. Toned. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Bertolami Auction E-105, # 719. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,320
Lot 1505		Sicily, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Æ Dilitron, 25mm (20.01 g), 344-317 BC. Timoleontic Symmachy coinage, ca. 339/8-334 BC. ZE[YΣ EΛEY]ΘEPIOΣ, laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left. Reverse: ΣYPA-K-OΣIΩ-N, horse galloping left. Castrizio series II, 1; CNS 80; SNG ANS 533-41. Lovely green patina. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP After decades of suffering under the tyrants Dionysios I, his son Dionysios II, and Hiketas of Leontinoi, in 344 BC the Syracusans had finally had enough and begged for aid from Corinth, the mother-city of Syracuse. Corinth responded by dispatching Timoleon at the head of a Peloponnesian mercenary army in order to overthrow the tyrants and establish a new democratic constitution. By 343 BC, Timoleon had expelled both Hiketas and Dionysios II and began the work of destroying the symbols of the former tyrannies and restoring constitutional government at Syracuse. However, while Dionysios II had surrendered and quietly went into opulent retirement at Corinth, Hiketas remained at large and called in support from Carthage. Although Hiketas received a great Punic army to sweep him back to power, this was defeated by Timoleon and his much smaller force while attempting to cross the Krimissos River in 339 BC. Having expelled the tyrants, restored good government, and freed Greek Sicily from the Punic menace, Timoleon promptly retired to private life. Ex Goldberg 117 (15 September 2020), 2011; Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), 533. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 1506		Macedonia, Akanthos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.11 g), ca. 425 BC. Lion right attacking bull collapsing left; in exergue, fish left. Reverse: AKANΘION, in shallow incuse around quadripartite square, the quarters raised and granulated. AMNG III/2, 21; cf. Desneux 99 (D -/R89; obv. die not recorded). Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone. A candidate for finest known. Superb. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP The image of the lion attacking a bull on this coin of Akanthos is executed masterfully and conveys the full power and violence of the scene as if the engraver had just been watching it unfold outside the window of his workshop. The great detail of the animals' musculature and the lion's mane give the image a vibrancy only found in Archaic Greek art. One can even imagine the bull helplessly screaming for the king of beasts to stop. The lion seems to make no reply except to sink his teeth further into his prey. While the type gives the impression of close attention to the natural world, by the time it appears on Greek coins it was already a stock image in Iranian art, perhaps reflecting the dualistic principles of Persian Zoroastrian religion. Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), 569. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,300
Lot 1507		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater (8.68 g), 359-336 BC. Minted at Amphipolis, ca. 323/2-315 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: [ΦI]ΛIΠΠO[Y], charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron and reins; below, trident right. Cf. Le Rider 181-6; SNG ANS 266. Fine style, luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex NYS XLVIII (14 January 2020), 18. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,800
Lot 1508		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm (14.35 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 323/2-315 BC. Laureate head of Zeus left. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, youth on horseback right, holding palm branch; below, Θ. Le Rider plate 19 #440, D231; A masterpiece! Fine style portrait struck in high relief. Lustrous and lightly toned. *NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style**. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP The reverse type of this tetradrachm is of great historical importance because it represents a notable incident that is recorded in the life of Philip II. In 356 BC, a horse that the Macedonian king had entered in the 106th Olympic games was victorious. This coin depicts this winning horse along with its diminutive jockey holding the palm branch of victory. The type is also notable as a punning symbol to represent the king�s name. Philip literally means "lover of horses" in Greek. Ex Sotheby's (12 December 1994), 15 Ex The Century Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,100
Lot 1509		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver Tetradrachm (14.39 g), 359-336 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 316-311 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠ-ΠOY, Youth on horseback right, holding palm; below, dolphin and Π-pellet monogram. Le Rider pl. 46, 19; Troxell grp. 9, 331-2; SNG ANS 751. Boldly struck and lightly toned with underlying luster present. Ancient test cut on the reverse. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex Archaeological Center purchase, Tel Aviv, with COA. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,080
Lot 1510		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Silver 1/5 Tetradrachm (2.28 g), 359-336 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 310-290 BC. Head of Apollo right, wearing tainia. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Horseman riding right; below, club. Le Rider pl. 48, 12; SNG ANS 826. Lovely style and attractive old cabinet tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP From the Century Collection Ex The Century Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $276
Lot 1511		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 $504
Lot 1512		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.55 g), 336-323 BC. Babylon, ca. 315-311 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is decorated with a coiled serpent. Reverse: BAΣ-IΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; below left wing, AX monogram; below right wing, monogram within wreath. Price 3724. Boldly struck in high relief. Some luster with hints of rose color golden tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex NYS XLVIII (14 January 2020), 20. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,700
Lot 1513		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.57 g), 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint, probably Pella. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is decorated with a coiled serpent. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, open hand. Price -, but cf. 242 (tetradrachm from Pella). Rare. Beautiful style, perfectly centered with underlying luster present. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Ex Numismatik Naumann GmbH, Auction 122, #172. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,400
Lot 1514		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (14.27 g), 336-323 BC. Perge, civic year 25 (197/6 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, KE. Price 2939. Excellent metal. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $990
Lot 1515		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.60 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Ake-Ptolemaïs, year 21 (326/5 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, date. Price 3252; Newell 14. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP The Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex Archaeological Center, R. Deutsch 55 (24 September 2013), 13. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 1516		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.02 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Tyre, RY 25 of 'Ozmilk (325/4 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Phoenician date. Price 3262 (Ake). Toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 1517		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.29 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Amphipolis, ca. 315-294 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Λ above torch; below throne, M above star. Price 481. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $550
Lot 1518		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.05 g), 336-323 BC. Tarsos, under Philip III, 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Nike flying right with wreath above B and caduceus; below throne, EΠ monogram. Price 3051. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1519		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 $552
Lot 1520		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.59 g), 336-323 BC. Mesambria, ca. 150-125 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Herakles seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in inner left field, Corinthian helmet above ΔA; below throne, monogram. Price 1062. Slightly overcleaned with minor roughness. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Ex Bertolami Auction E-105, #879. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 1521		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.25 g), 336-323 BC. Mint at Sardes, ca. 322-319/8 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, race torch; below throne, A. Price 2637. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 1522		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.27 g), 336-323 BC. Mint at Lampsakos, ca. 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, mouse right; below throne, ME monogram. Price 1423. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 1523		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.23 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Lampsakos, ca. 310-301 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, mouse right. Price 1427. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 1524		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.29 g), 336-323 BC. Teos, under Philip III, 323-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, HΔ monogram above another monogram. Price 2292 corr. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 1525		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.26 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Lampsakos, ca. 306/5-301 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, forepart of Pegasos flying left; below throne, monogram. Price 1382. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 1526		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm(17.6mm, 4.26g). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in left field. Price 2090. Very Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 1527		Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios Poliorketes 306-283 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.00 g). Minted at Salamis ca. 300-295 BC. Nike blowing trumpet to left on prow of vessel. Reverse: Poseidon thrusting trident standing left, behind DHMHTPIOY BASILEOS with monogram to left. Rare. NGC graded Ch. VF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine Style. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Emporium Hamburg Auction 93, lot 45. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,280
Lot 1528		Macedonian Kingdom. Time of Philip V-Perseus. Silver Tetrobol (2.14 g), ca. 221-168 BC. Uncertain Macedonian mint. Wreathed head of maenad right. Reverse: MAKE-ΔONΩN, stern of galley right. AMNG III/2, 7-9; HGC 3, 326. Beautiful style. Boldly struck and perfectly centered. Attractive old cabinet tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP The Dr. Elovic Collection; Ex Archaeological Center, R. Deutsch 55 (24 September 2013), 10. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 1529		Thrace, Byzantion. Silver Siglos (5.43 g), ca. 340-320 BC. ΠY, bull standing to left on dolphin. Reverse: Incuse granulated mill-sail pattern. SNG BM 21; HGC 3.2, 1389. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 1530		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.95 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Sardes, ca. 297/6-286 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in outer left field, monogram; in exergue, Γ. Thompson 87; Müller 405a. Fine high relief style with excellent details. Ancient scrapes. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $960
Lot 1531		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.04 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Pella, 286/5-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against her far shoulder; to outer left, APT monogram; in exergue, KAT monogram. Thompson 249. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $720
Lot 1532		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.72 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Byzantion, under Mithradates VI of Pontos, 120-63 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against her far shoulder; in inner left field, monogram; on throne, BY; in exergue, trident. Müller 194. Struck on a wide uneven flan, with light scrapes and marks. Sharpness of Very Fine or better. Estimated Value $400 - UP Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 118, 199. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $504
Lot 1533		Islands off Thrace, Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.93 g), ca. 148-90/80 BC. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse: HPAKΛEYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and lion's skin; in inner left field, monogram. Le Rider 51; HGC 6, 359. Struck on a broad, uneven flan and cleaned. Excellent detail. Very Fine. Estimated Value $450 - UP Ex Cayon & Subastas. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1534		Islands off Thrace, Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.87 g), ca. 148-90/80 BC. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse: HPAKΛEYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club and lion's skin; in inner left field, monogram. Le Rider 51; SNG Copenhagen 1040. Pleasing old cabinet tone. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP The Dr. E. Elovic Collection; Ex Archaeological Center, R. Deutsch 62 (13 April 2017), 34. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1535		Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon. Silver Stater (8.58 g), ca. 340-300 BC. Pegasos flying right. Reverse: AM, head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with long neck guard; behind, spear. Pegasi 38; BCD Akarnania -. Well centered and delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf #116319. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1536		Boiotia, Thebes. Silver Stater (11.90 g), ca. 425-395 BC. Boiotian shield. Reverse: Θ-[E], bearded head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy; all within concave incuse. BCD Boiotia 442-3; Myron Hoard pl. B, 5; HGC 4, 1326. Rare. Toned. Nice Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Künker 270 (2 October 2015), 8243. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1537		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 a deep incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 11, 12. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; HGC 4, 1597. An amazing coin! Boldly struck on a huge flan (24 x 29 mm). Fine style, excellent metal with original of mint luster quite evident and a full crest showing; all, delicately toned. Superb Extremely. It is the remarkable reverse impression that is so unusual. The owl appears in 3-D, ready to leap off the flan! This lovely tetradrachm is one of the most spectacular specimens from the hoard! Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Ex Antiqua. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,120
Lot 1538		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. Full crest and nose all on flan. Rich golden iridescent toning and fully lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,500
Lot 1539		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.14 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. Lovely Classical compact style. Lightly toned with traces of luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,320
Lot 1540		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. Full round flan. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $840
Lot 1541		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.14 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. Struck on a broad flan. Lustrous surfaces. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 1542		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. Full helmet and nose. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 1543		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. Lightly toned with underlying luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $810
Lot 1544		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. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 1545		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.14 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. Fine Classical compact style. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,220
Lot 1546		Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.44 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. Interesting pronounced nose. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 1547		Islands off Attica, Aegina. Silver Stater (12.16 g), ca. 550-530/25 BC. Sea turtle, head in profile, with thin collar and row of dots down its back. Reverse: Incuse square with proto-"Union Jack" pattern. Meadows grp. Ia; cf. Milbank pl. I, 3. Early Archaic issue with smooth shell sea turtle. Struck in high relief and delicately toned. A choice example. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP One ancient tradition held that king Pheidon of Argos was the first Greek ruler to strike coins on Aegina, presumably because the island city was already a maritime trading powerhouse even before coined money was introduced to Greece proper. The Aeginetan "turtle" - the popular name given to the stater on account of its obverse type - was a staple of trade throughout the Aegean during the Archaic and early Classical periods. The simple and graceful outline of the turtle's shell is attractive and inspired imitation and modification at other cities, most notably at Orchomenos in Boiotia, where the turtle became a sprouting barleycorn with the hard kernel of the grain taking the place of the turtle shell. Although Aegina was conquered by Athens in 456 BC and its inhabitants expelled on the eve of the of the Peloponnesian War in 431, thereby ending production of the turtles, the Aeginetic weight standard of approx. 12 g to the didrachm stater lived on as the preferred standard for many civic coinages of the Peloponnesos and northern Greece. From the Century Collection, with a sticker from an old pre-2000 Sotheby's sale. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,840
Lot 1548		Islands off Attica, Aegina. Silver Stater (12.01 g), ca. 510-490 BC. Sea turtle, head in profile. Reverse: Windmill pattern with four sunken segments. Milbank pl. I, 11; Asyut Group IV. Smooth shell sea turtle. Struck in very high relief. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP From the Century Collection, with a sticker from an old pre-2000 Sotheby's sale. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $990
Lot 1549		Islands off Attica, Aegina. Silver Stater (12.37 g), ca. 456/45-431 BC. Land tortoise with segmented shell. Reverse: Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows grp. Iiib; Milbank pl. II, 12. Boldly struck in very high relief. Well segmented shell definition. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 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; From an old Sotheby's sale with ticket. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,080

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