Goldberg Coins and Collectibles



Sale 140

The Pre Long Beach Auction, The Peh Family Collection PT II


Ancient Coins
 
 
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Lot 1529
  Withdrawn Unsold
Lot 1530
  Central Italy, Uncertan. AE Aes Grave As 66 mm (88.75 g), 3rd century BC. Helmeted head of Minerva left. Reverse: Kantharos. ICC 257; HN Italy 344. Fantastic glossy apple-green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Julio Belluscio Collection, purchased between 1980 and 1990.
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$3,120
Lot 1531
  Withdrawn Unsold
Lot 1532
  Withdrawn Unsold
Lot 1533
  Withdrawn Unsold
Lot 1534
  Withdrawn Unsold
Lot 1535
  Calabria, Tarentum. Ca. 280-272 BC. Silver Nomos (stater) 6.40 g. Nude warrior, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third, on horseback right; EY to left, ΦINTY[ΛOΣ] below. Reverse: Phalanthos, holding Nike and trident, riding dolphin left; [Π]OΛY to left. Vlasto 720-2; HN Italy 1002; SNG ANS 1089. Perfectly centered delicately toned with underlying luster present. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP
Ex CNG 3/16 from the Byron Schieber Collection.
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$780
Lot 1536
  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
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Lot 1537
  Macedon under Roman Protectorate. Silver Tetradrachm (16.91 g), ca 167-149 BC. Mint at Amphipolis, Republican Period. First Meris. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis r., bow and quiver over shoulder, in center of a Macedonian shield. Reverse: Club within oak wreath, thunderbolt to left. Prokopov 179; HGC Vol. 3, #1. Delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP
Ex Dr. Patrick Tan Collection; CNG CNR 4/17.
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$1,860
Lot 1538
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.58 g), 336-323 BC. Mint of Lampsakos, ca. 328/5-323 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, coiled serpent on bowl of helmet. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, conjoined horse foreparts; below monogram. Price 1358. Finest Style. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP
This late in life stater features the imperial types that Alexander the Great established for his gold coinage at the outset of his reign. It is generally thought that they alluded to his characterization of his grand campaign against the Persian Empire as a Greek war of revenge for Xerxes' failed invasion of mainland Greece in 480-479 BC. The head of Athena refers to the Persian destruction of Athens while Nike holding a stylis (i.e., a ship's mast) recalls the naval victories at Salamis and Mykale that ultimately forced the withdrawal of the Persians from Greece. This gold stater was struck before he abandoned the revenge motive for the conquest. Indeed, at the end of his life he was actively trying (and failing) to unite Macedonian and Persian in his army and his wider empire. In this project he was way ahead of his time and deep resentment in the army has informed the ancient rumors that Alexander did not die of illness, but was actually poisoned. This particular issue is usually attributed to Nikokereon of Salamis, a Cypriot city-king who wisely paid homage to Alexander while he was besieging Tyre in 331 BC. In return, Alexander permitted him to retain his kingdom. After the death of Alexander, in 315 BC. Nikokeron supported Ptolemy in overthrowing other city-kings of Cyprus who were allied with his dangerous rival, Antigonos Monophthalmos. He was subsequently rewarded by being made king not only of Salamis, but also of Kition, Lapithos, Keryneia, and Marion. This stater may have been struck in the context of the conflict that raised Nikokreon to be ruler of all Cyprus.
Ex Goldberg's Auction 128, lot 909 (realized $13,800).
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$10,200
Lot 1539
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.55 g) 336-323 BC. Mint of Babylon, ca. 315-311 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, bowl of which is decorated with a coiled serpent. Reverse: BAΣ IΛEΩΣ AΛΞANΔPOY, 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
Goldberg's Auction 135, lot 1512; Ex. Dr. E. Elovic Collection, NYS XLVIII (14 January 2020), lot 20.
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$6,480
Lot 1540
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.57 g). Uncertain mint, probably Pella. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, bowl of which is decorated with a coiled serpent. Reverse:. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Goldberg's Auction 135, lot 1513; Ex Numismatik Naumann GmbH, Auction 122, lot 172.
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$6,300
Lot 1541
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander 'the Great' 336-323 BC, Silver Drachm (4.25 g). Struck in the name of Alexander, under Leonnatos, Arrhidaios, or Antigones I Monophihalmos. Head of Herakles wearing lion scalp over head. Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne, eagle in extanded hand, cresent horns downward over A under throne. Price 1372; Müller 627 Lightly toned with traces of luster. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$228
Lot 1542
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander 'the Great' 336-323 BC, Silver Drachm (4.24 g). Lifetime issue struck under Kalas or Demarchos, c. 328-327 BC. Head of Herakles r., wearing Nemean lionskin. Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne without back, eagle in extended r. hand, monogram below throne. Price 1355; Müller 397. Luster present. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$204
Lot 1543
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander, 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. Silver Drachm (4.27 g). Lifetime issue struck at Lampsakos, ca. 328-327 BC. Head of Herakles r. wearing lionskin scalp over head. Reverse: Zeus seated l. on throne without back, eagle in extended hand. Club handle in left field. Price 1347; Mûller 136. Perfectly centered on a smaller module flan. Lightly toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP
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$264
Lot 1544
  Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander, 'the Great'. 336-323 BC. Silver Drachm (4.28 g). Mint of Colophon, struck 323-317 BC. Herakles r. wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; buckle in l. field, A inside a wreath below throne. ICG graded EF-40. Estimated Value $200 - UP
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$228
Lot 1545
  Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.19 g), ca 440-404 BC. Head of Athena in Attic helmet right. Reverse: AΘE. Owl standing r., head facing. Olive spray and crescent to l. HGC Vol. 4, 1597. NGC graded Choice Extremely Fine Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $750 - UP
Ex Heritage Auction, lot 65082.
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$930
Lot 1546
  Seleukid Kingdom. Timarchos Silver Drachm (3.92 g), ca. 163-161 BC. Diademed head dof Timarchos r. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣMEΓAΛOYTIMAPΧOY. Artemis standing, facing, holding bow and drawing arrow. Monogram in exergue. Ekbatana. SC 1591; OGC vol. 9 # 363; Sear 7009. Exceedingly Rare. Boldly struck in high relief, well centered with full legends, toned. Although somewhat porous, this is perhaps the finest known example! . Estimated Value $5,000 - UP
After the death of Antiochos IV Epiphanes, the usurper Timarchos claimed auteonomy from the Seleucids with the title of Great King. He ruled all the of Seleukeia on the Tigris and with the help of the Roman Senate he was recognized as the legitimate king in 162/1 BC. However, Demetrios I, his hated rival, marched against him, Timarchos was defeated and killed in Babylonia.
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$6,300
Lot 1547
  Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII Sidetes, 138-129 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (14.07 g). Mint of Tyre. Dated SE 183 (130-29 BC). Diademed and draped bust right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; palm frond behind; to left, monogram above club surmounted by monogram; to r. 2 monograms above ΓΠP (date); monogram between legs. HGC Vol. 9, 1074. Boldly struck on a huge flan, luster abounds. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP
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$660






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