Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 20

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Bruttium. Caulonia, c. 530-480 BC. AR Nomos (7.64 g). Nude Apollo walking right, holding laurel branch in upraised hand, in outstretched hand he holds a small running daemon who also holds branch, stag regardant below; at left, KAYΛ. Reverse: Apollo and stag incuse of obverse. Cf. SNG ANS 150. Nicely struck, on excellent metal. Light iridescent toning in field and recesses. Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2		Bruttium. Caulonia, 425-388 BC. AR Stater (7.86 g). Apollo advances right, brandishing leafy branch, fillet hanging from extended arm; monogram at left. Reverse: Stag stands right. Noe pl. XIV, 117 (this coin); cf. SNG ANS 213 and SNG Munich 1414, for similar. Apollo of superb quality and style. Reverse die with breaks. Fine deep old collection toning. Choice and scarce for type. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3		Sicily. Syracuse, c. 460-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.23 g). Charioteer driving slow quadriga right, Nike above right and crowning horses; ketos in exergue. Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right, hair bound into chignon of three waves, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise; ethnic to right. Boehringer 526 (V272/R367); SNG ANS 169 (same obverse die). Well struck and centered on usual tight flan. With attractive, glossy dark brown-gray "find" patina. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $950 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 4		Sicily. Syracuse, Time of Timoleon, c. 341-317 BC. Corinthian-style AR Stater (8.62 g). Pegasus flying left. Reverse: Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; ethnic around right. Dewing 931; Pegasi II, p. 607, 2; SNG ANS 494ff. Sharp, full strike and lightly toned. Finely centered, with residual luster and appealing russet to magenta iridescence around portrait. Handsome style. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 5		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17 g), Amphipolis mint, struck c. 288-281 BC. Head of deified Alexander right. Reverse: Athena seated left, holding Nike in extended hand, other arm resting on shield; monogram above knee, monogram at far right. Cf. Thompson 200. Sharp, fully struck up high relief portrait. Area of corrosion and horn silver along reverse right edge. Artistic toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 6		Thracian Islands. Thasos, c. 463411 BC. AR Drachm (3.53 g). Satyr carring off protesting nymph. Reverse: Quadripart incuse square. Dewing 1325; SNG Cop. 1019. Sharply and fully struck, on unusually choice metal. In bold, almost "provincial" style. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 7		Thracian Islands. Thasos, c. 463411 BC. AR Drachm (3.34 g). Satyr carring off protesting nymph. Reverse: Quadripart incuse square. Dewing 1325 (perhaps same obverse die); SNG Cop. 1019. Metal with light, even porosity. Finely centered, in very sweet style. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 8		Aegina, c. 545-510 BC. AR Stater (12.18 g). Smooth shell turtle, with single row of seven dots along back. Reverse: "Union Jack" incuse square. Cf. Delpierre 1551 ff. Well struck up. Deep old collection toning. Nearly Extremely Fine for issue. Estimated Value $600 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 9		Corinthia. Corinth, c. 345-307 BC. AR Stater (c. 8.5 g). Our own grade would be Choice Very Fine. Pegasus flying left; koppa below. Reverse: Head of Athena left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet; boar behind. Ravel 1017; Pegasi I, 435. Lightly toned and pleasing portrait. ICG graded EF-45. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 10		Ionia. Magnesia, c. 150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.55 g). Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder. Reverse: Apollo standing left on meander, arm rests on tripod behind him; ethnic to right, magistrate's names to left; all within laurel wreath. BMC p. 162, 38. Well struck up and pretty. Very lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 11		Caria, Satraps of. Pixodaros, 340-334 BC. AR Didrachm (6.99 g). Frontal head of laureate Apollo, facing slightly to right. Reverse: Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and lotus-tipped scepter; name at right. SNG von Aulock 2375; Weber 6608; SNG Cop. 597. Both sides choicely struck, with light iridescent toning. A very fine example. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 12		Islands off Karia, Rhodos. 166-88 BC. AR Drachm (2.98 g). Radiate head of Helios right. Reverse: Rose with leaf to left, rising sun at right; P O on either side, magistrate's name above. Cf. Jenkins, in Kraay-Morkholm, Essays, no. 128; SNG Helsinki --. Deeply toned, with iridescent colors. Nice Hellenistic work; very lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $375 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 13		Pamphylia. Side, Late 2nd - early 1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.71 g). Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; ΔI at left, pomegranate above. SNG France 688; SNG von Aulock --. Nicely centered and stylish example of this series. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 14		Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I, 323-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.1g), Babylon mint, struck c. 305 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left, with eagle and scepter; M-Π-P monogram at left, another different one beneath throne. SNG Cop. 9; Houghton 941; ESM 4. Well struck up, and lightly toned. Bold, high relief portrait. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 15		Philisto-Arabian. Gaza, 4th century BC. AR Drachm (4.02 g). Rare. Archaistic bearded male head right. Reverse: Forepart of running horse right, two letters for "aza" above right, all within square beaded border. SNG ANS 35; Hendin 422; BMC p. 178, 14. Nicely centered on a flan of especially good metal. With dark "find" patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 16		Ancient Greece. Lot of Silver and Bronze Coins, mostly 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Ideal for young collectors or E-bay vendors. A varied assortment, mostly from Asia Minor -- including the Pontos, and Imperial Seluecid examples. Along with these are some interesting Urturquid and related bronzes, and a large bronze of Cilician Armenia. The silver includes a pleasant-styled Persian siglos with banker's stamps, a drachm of Gotarzes II, a Cistaphoric Tetradrachm with cock symbol, and a choice Antiocene-type tetradrachm (Laodiceia ad Mare) of Septimius Severus, curiously placed in a Pontos coin flip. Bronzes with various tones and patinas, all presentable, and some attractive, including a nice Tetras of Kamarina, c. 410 BC. Most coins attributed. Lot of 43 coins. Coins average Fine to Very Fine, some less, some better. Estimated Value $400-UP. View details	Realized $575