Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 25

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

The Friedberg Collection: Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3110		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great. 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.47g), Abydos (?) mint, struck c. 323-317 BC. Helmeted head right of Athena. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in left field, monogram, pentagram and cornucopiae. Price 1524. Müller 381. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400. Ex Superior's Madison Estate sale, 29 I 79, lot 25. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 3111		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great. 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.52g), Akko mint, struck 317/6 BC. Helmeted head right of Athena. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and ship's mast; in lower left field, date (year 30 = 317/6 BC). Price 3277. Newell (Ake) 32. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3112		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great. 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm minted at Akko, 308/7 BC, Price 3295, plus a silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy II minted at Akko, dated year 33 (253/2 BC). Lot of 2 coins. Both coins are Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 400. View details	Realized $299
Lot 3113		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm minted at Amphipolis, 288-281 BC, Thompson 198, plus a Seleukid tetradrachm of Antiochos VII. Lot of 2 coins. Condition averages Very Fine or better with very light graffiti on obverse of Seleukid tetradrachm. Estimated Value $375 - 525. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3114		Akarnania, Anaktorion. 350-300 BC. AR Stater of the Corinthian type, BMC 35, and a Seleukid tetradrachm of Antiochos IV. Lot of 2 coins. Condition is Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details	Realized $426
Lot 3115		Lydia. Persian Imperial Coinage. Circa 485-470 BC. Gold Daric (8.32g). Bearded archer (the Great King) in kneeling-running attitude, holding spear and bow. Reverse: Oblong punch. Carradice (BAR-S343) type III b. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 3116		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos III, the Great. 223-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.96g), Seleucis mint. Diademed head right of Antiochos III. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos. Houghton (ANS-ACNAC) 72. Lovely high-relief portrait of fine style. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 425. Ex Stack's 17 IX 80 Sale, lot 181. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3117		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos III, 187-175 BC. AR Tetradrachm, BMC 12, along with a Syrian tetradrachm of Demetrios I. Lot of 2 coins. Condition is Very Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details	Realized $316
Lot 3118		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV, 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.93g), Akko mint. Diademed head right of Antiochos IV. Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left. Houghton 781 (this obverse die). A little harshly cleaned, Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3119		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos V, 164-162 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.56g), Seleucis mint (?). Diademed head right of Antiochos V. Reverse: Zeus Nikephoros enthroned left. Houghton 141. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3120		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII (Grypos), 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.96g), Akko mint. Diademed head right of Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding star and scepter. Houghton 813. A little porosity; large, round flan; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $225 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3121		Phoenicia. Askalon, c. 200 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.64g). Turreted, veiled and draped bust right of Tyche. Reverse: Galley. Ros. 1. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 3122		Phoenicia. Sidon, late 5th-early 4th century BC. AR Half Shekel or Didrachm (6.29g). Galley left in front of fortress with four towers; in exergue, two lions bounding outwards. Reverse: Persian king standing right, preparing to slay lion, all in shallow incuse square. SNG Cop 192. The reverse quite porous; a rare and important type. Very Fine / Fine. This issue provides the models for many Persian Period Jewish coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 3123		Phoenicia. Tyre. AR Half Shekel (7.18g) dated year 2 (125/4 BC). Laureate head right of Melqarth. Reverse: Eagle standing left on beak of ship; club and date in left field. Date not in BMC. Boldly struck; Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Herbst Collection sale, 8 XII 95, lot 1560. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 3124		Arabia, the Sabaeans. Circa 3rd century BC. AR Drachm (4.58g). Helmeted head right of Athena; on cheek, "N". Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing. SNG-ANS (Part 6) 1455-1456 (as Sabaean issue from South Arabia Felix). About Extremely Fine. While Athenian coins were often imitated in the Persian Period from such cities as Gaza and Ascalon, the above coin is securely attributed to the Sabaeans. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 3125		Three Choice Very Fine Parthian Silver Drachms. Mithradates I (Sell. 11.1), Mithradates II (Sell 27.1), and Osroes II (Sell. 85.2). Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details	Realized $207
Lot 3126		Two Extremely Fine Sasanian Drachms: Ardashir I (Göbl III/2), and Shapur I (Göbl I/1). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3127		Lot of Eight Sasanian Coins. Includes a billon tetradrachm of Ardashir I (Fine to Very Fine), and silver drachms of Shapur I, Yazdgard I, Kavad I, Peroz I, Xusro I, and Xusro II. Condition averages Fine to Very Fine. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $426
Lot 3128		Lot of Five Coins: Sasania, Yazdgard I silver drachm (Extremely Fine), plus AE fals of the Umayyads or Arab-Byzantine imitations. Condition of the four bronzes averages Fine to Very Fine. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details	Realized $437
Lot 3129		Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Two tetradrachms, one of Ptolemy II minted at Gaza (SNG Cop 459) in Very Fine, plus one minted under Ptolemy III (likely Joppa mint), Fine condition. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2 - 300. View details	Realized $276
Lot 3130		Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III, Euergetes, 246-221 BC. Gold Tetradrachm (13.82g). Conjoined busts right of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II. Reverse: Conjoined busts right of Ptolemy I and Berenike I. Svoronos 604. BMC 4. Very Fine with an obverse edge bump at 6 o'clock. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 3131		Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. AR Didrachm minted in Phoenicia (Arados?), dated year 116 (144/3 BC), SNG Cop 561 (proposed attribution), plus a silver siglos of the Persian Imperial Coinage in Lydia. Lot of 2 coins. Condition is Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $437