Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 26

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

Ancient Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2048		Spain, Osca, c. 150-100 BC. AR Denarius (4.3 g). Bearded male head right. Reverse: Horseman galloping right. Villaronga p. 211, 6; Burgos 1501. Finely centered on round flan. Stylish. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $260 - 300. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 35. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 2049		Celtic Gaul. 3rd Century BC. Gold "Tribal" Stater (7.80 g). Convexity with suggestions of a facial outline. Reverse: Concave blank. Cf. Allen's "The Coins of the Ancient Celts", p. 74. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 2050		Celtic Britain, Durotriges, c. 65-55 BC. Gold Stater (6.04 g). Abstracted head right of Apollo. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 1205-5. Choice Very Fine. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 2051		Celtic Britain, Durotriges, c. 65-55 BC. Gold Stater (6.01 g). Abstracted head right of Apollo. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 1205-7 [ER]. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $431
Lot 2052		Celtic Britain, Durotriges, c. 65-58 BC. Gold Quarter Stater (1.46 g). Pattern, perhaps of boat with three occupants. Reverse: Geometric pattern. VA 1225-1. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2053		Celtic Britain, Durotriges, c. 65-58 BC. Silver Quarter Stater (1.18 g). Pattern, perhaps of boat with three occupants. Reverse: Geometric pattern. VA 1242-1. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $225 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 2054		Celtic Britain, Imported Coinage. Gallic War Type, c. 60 BC. Gold Stater (6.28 g). Blank. Reverse: Disjointed horse right. VA 52-1. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 2055		Celtic Britain, Trinovantes. Addedomaros, second coinage, c. 37-33 BC. Gold Stater (5.51 g). Spiral. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 1620-1. A rare type; reddish gold. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2056		Celtic Britain, Trinovantes. Addedomaros, second coinage, c. 37-33 BC. Gold Stater (5.50 g). Spiral. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 1620-1. Attractively struck in yellow gold with copper highlights. obverse flan breaks as minted. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $449
Lot 2057		Celtic Britain, Trinovantes. Cunobeline Wild Type, c. 10-20 AD. Gold Quarter Stater (1.30 g). Corn ear. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 1935-1. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 2058		Celtic Britain, Atrebates. Caratacus, c. 43-51 AD. Silver Quinarius (1.02). Bust right wearing lion's scalp (Hercules?). Reverse: Eagle standing, facing. VA 593-1; M. 265. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 2059		Celtic Britain, Iceni. Early Freckenham Type, 45-40 BC. Gold Stater (5.5g). Opposed crescents with triple pellets. Reverse: Celticized horse right. VA 620-7 [as ER]. Rose gold. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 2060		Celtic Britain, Trinovantes. Dubnovellaunus in Essex, 30-25 BC. Gold Stater (5.4g). Crescents and wreath. Reverse: Celticized horse left; below, palm. VA 1650 [as VR]. Rose gold. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2061		Calabria. Tarentum. Time of Alexander the Molossian, 334-332 BC. Gold Twelfth Stater (0.6 g). Rare. Radiate head of Helios, three-quarters facing. Reverse: Upright thunderbolt; AΛ-EΞ flanking. Vlasto 1864. The reverse still very lustrous. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2062		Lucania. Metapontum, c. 510-490 BC. AR Nomos (7.8 g). Ear of barley with seven grains; ethnic at right, cable border along the edge. Reverse: Incuse of obverse. SNG ANS 225. Some edge corrosion, and smoothing at ethnic. Very Fine. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2063		Lucania. Metapontum, c. 330 BC. AR Double Nomos (15.37 g). Scarce. Helmeted head of bearded Leukippos right; at left forepart of lion right, above AΓH. Reverse: Barley ear with leaf left, upright club on leaf; ethnic at right. Johnston B 1.1; SNG ANS 430 (same obverse die). Some smoothing to bowl of helmet, with a couple modest rough areas towards edge. Oblong flan with complete devices. A rare denomination. Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2064		Lucania. Metapontum, c. 330 BC. AR Nomos (7.81 g). Helmeted head of bearded Leukippos right; at left, head of lion right. Reverse: Barley ear with leaf left, upright club on leaf, AMI below; ethnic at right. Johnston B 2.10; SNG ANS 432ff. Attractive medium toning, with touches of brilliant iridescent color. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 475. Ex Pozzi Collection, no. 184. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2065		Lucania. Metapontum, c. 325-280 BC. AR Nomos (7.8 g). Head of Demeter right, with wreath of grains, earring, and necklace; EY below chin. Reverse: Ear of barley with leaf to right, star above leaf; ethnic at left. SNG ANS 499-502. Sharp, even strike. Toned and pleasing. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 2066		Lucania. Sybaris, c. 530-510 BC. AR Nomos (7.33 g). Bull standing left, head reverted, bead border and groundline; YM in exergue. Reverse: Incuse of obverse. Dewing 406; SNG ANS 828ff. Pleasant even tone to obverse. The obverse with matte, even porous surface; the reverse metal quite fine. The strike excellent and sharp. Choice Very Fine / Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2067		Bruttium. Caulonia, c. 500-480 BC. AR Nomos (7.1 g). Nude Apollo walking right, brandishing branch, small running daimon on outstretched arm, small stag at right with flying heron behind; retrograde ethnic at left. Reverse: Incuse of obverse. SNG ANS 156 (same dies). Some moderate smoothing to obverse fields. Attractive old toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 2068		Bruttium. Caulonia, c. 475-425 BC. AR Nomos (8.1 g). Nude Apollo walking right, brandishing branch, small running daimon on outstretched arm, small stag at right; retrograde ethnic at left. Reverse: Stag standing right, head turned back, branch to right. SNG ANS 178. Deep old toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 2069		Bruttium. Croton. 420-376 BC. AR Nomos (7.11 g). Eagle, with wings open and head raised, standing left on olive branch. Reverse: Tripod; ethnic at left, Δ at right. SNG ANS 361; SNG Lockett 626; SNG Cop. 1796. Nicely struck, the reverse very crisp. Appealing iridescent toning, with much residual luster. Choice Very Fine, or better. Estimated Value $800 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2070		Sicily. Gela, c. 465-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.9g). Charioteer driving walking quadriga left; behind, column with Ionic capital; in exergue, ketos. Reverse: Forepart of man-headed bull right; above, Nike flying right to crown bull. Jenkins 219; SNG ANS 48. A rare and wonderful variety. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 2071		Sicily. Messana, c. 460-430 BC. AR Litra (0.69 g). Hare springing left, scallop shell below. Reverse: Wreath, MEΣ within. SNG ANS 348; SNG Cop. 413. Hoard patina, with either light even deposits on reverse, or die rust. Charming type. Nice Very Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 2072		Sicily. Syracuse, c. 480-475 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.7 g). Charioteer in walking quadriga right, Nike above, crowning horses. Reverse: Diademed head of Arethusa right, four dolphins around clockwise; ethnic around. Boeh. 124; SNG ANS 34. Some smoothing at exergue of obverse. Some minor scattered porosity on reverse, but the portrait quite pleasing. Very Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2073		Sicily, Syracuse. 474-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.29 g). Slow quadriga driven right by male charioteer being crowned by Nike flying above; in exergue, sea-serpent. Reverse: Head of Arethusa right with hair waved in front and tied with a diadem; around, four dolphins. Boehringer V-255 paired with R-343. Usual flan cracks; excellent detail and lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 2074		Sicily. Syracuse, c. 415-405 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.1 g). Signed by EY. Scarce. Charioteer in speeding quadriga left, Nike above and flying right to crown him; beneath horses a tiny EY. Reverse: Head of Arethusa left, with hair bound in ampyx and sphhendone, four dolphins around clockwise; ethnic above. Tudeer 29; SNG ANS 261 (same dies). Obverse die less worn than usually seen; the portrait finely styled. Good metal and old collection toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex: This lovely coin was produced at a time when Euainetos, Eucleidas, and Eumenes were all working at the Syracusan mint, and all in a similar style, making it somewhat risky to assign the dies to any one engraver in particular. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 2075		Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Dionysius I, c. before 405 BC. Gold 10 Litrae. Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet; retrograde ethnic at left. Reverse: Facing grimacing head of Gorgon, surrounded by aegis. SNG ANS 316 (same dies). Slight rust evident on reverse die, but Gorgon remains outstanding. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 2076		Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Dionysius I, c. 405-400 BC. Gold 20 Litrae. Head of youthful Herakles left, wearing lion's skin; ethnic at left. Reverse: Quartered incuse square, head of Arethusa left in central circular incuse; letter of ethnic in each quarter. SNG ANS 353, 355 (obverse only). Splendid Herakles portrait, showing slight doubling and some minor knocks on the lion skin. With faint reddish toning. Good Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2077		Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Dionysius I, c. 405-400 BC. Gold 20 Litrae. Head of youthful Herakles left, wearing lion's skin; ethnic at left. Reverse: Quartered incuse square, head of Arethusa left in central circular incuse; letter of ethnic in each quarter. SNG ANS 352. Some peripheral striking weakness; and, the reverse die rusty and worn. Nevertheless, coin sharp and very lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 2078		Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Gold 25 Litrae - Pentadrachm (1.4 g), c. 295 BC. Head of Persephone left, with necklace and earring, hair wreathed in grains. Reverse: Bull standing left, head lowered; ethnic above. SNG ANS 707 (same dies). Lovely Euainetos-like portrait. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 2079		Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Electrum 25 Litrai (3.5 g), c. 310-300 BC. Laureate head of youthful Apollo, small Corinthian helmet behind. Reverse: Lion-footed tripod; ethnic at sides. SNG ANS 629. Die break evident on obverse. A couple of old, small light scrapes on Apollo's cheek. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 2080		Sicily. Zankle (Messana), c. 515-493 BC. AR Drachm (5.1 g). Rare. Dolphin leaping left within sickle-shaped line representing the city's harbor; ethnic below. Reverse: Scallop shell at center of incuse Cop. 388; SNG ANS 300. Metal with areas of heavy porosity, but flan complete and strike sharp. Comes with very old coin ticket. Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2081		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander I, 495-454 BC. AR Oktadrachm (27.9g) struck c. 490-480 BC. Horseman right wearing kausia and carrying two spears. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Dewing 1087; SNG ANS 1. Not test-cut like so many of these rare and impressively large coins; very well-detailed. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,050
Lot 2082		Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.6 g), Pella mint, struck c. 345-340 BC. Extremely Rare! Laureate head of youthful Apollo right. Reverse: Charioteer driving fast biga right, star beneath horses; in exergue, ΘIΛIΠΠOY. Le Rider p. 135, 59. Apollo of extraordinarily refined, delicate style, but lightly double struck -- the reverse more so. Two minor ancient knocks on portrait, a larger one at reverse exergue. Coin with a good deal of residual luster. Comes with ancient (c. 1920's?) Spinks coin flip and envelope, where the coin was originally priced at £4.40! Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex: Cf. Leu Auktion 76 (10-27-99), lot 101, for a prime specimen, which realized 12,000 CH Fr. As their cataloguer notes about this lifetime issue…. "This stater a part of a small series struck during Philip's lifetime. Le Rider recorded only four specimens with the star symbol, all from the same pair of dies…." The obverse of the above coin is from the same die as that of the Leu coin. However the reverse die is clearly different from those illustrated by Le Rider -- most notably in the positioning of the charioteer's arm holding the kentron, and the placement of Philip's name. With this die we see the commencement of the typical reverse style of the many Philip staters which followed. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 2083		Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip III, 323-317 BC. Gold Stater (8.47 g), Babylon mint. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet with coiled snake ornament. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; ΛY at feet. Price P180; Muller P97. Some residual luster. Very Fine or better. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 2084		Paeonian Kingdom. Lykkeios, 356-335 BC. AR Tetradrachm (12.7 g). Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Herakles strangling the Nemean lion, bow and quiver behind him; king's name above. SNG ANS 1019; Gaebler 8. Bold full strike, with high relief devices. On usual tight flan. Light iridescent toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2085		Thrace. Istros, c. 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (5.6g). Two young male heads facing and united, one inverted. Reverse: Sea eagle left on dolphin. BMC 6; SNG Cop. 194. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 2086		Thrace. Maroneia, c. 411-397 BC. AR Stater (12.8 g). Free horse galloping left. Reverse: Grape vine within linear square, within incuse square; small Boeotian shield at left, HPO-BOY-ΛOΣ around. Schonert-Geiss 159 var. (lacking the shield symbol). Obverse die somewhat worn, otherwise well struck on good metal. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2087		Thracian Islands. Thasos, c. 500 BC. AR Stater (9.2 g). Satyr right, abducting protesting nymph. Reverse: Quadripart incuse square. SNG Cop. 1008, 1009; Kraay ACGC, 519. Satyr vivdly characterized. Well centered, on flan of good metal. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2088		Thracian Islands. Thasos, c. 463-411 BC. AR Drachm (3.66 g). Satyr carring off protesting nymph right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Cop. 1019. Metal lightly granular. Appealing light tone, with deep gold to russet in the recesses. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2089		Thessaly. Larissa, 400-360 BC. AR Drachm (6.0g). Youth restraining unruly bull prancing right. Reverse: Horse galloping right. BMC 25. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2090		Attica. Athens, c. 135/134 BC. AR New Style Tetradrachm (16.70 g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested elaborate helmet. Reverse: Owl standing right on tipped amphora, Asklepios with serpent staff at left; three magistrate's names, all within wreath. Thompson 348b. Obverse a bit off center, but portrait of better style. Very Fine, the reverse better. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 2091		Aegina, c. 500-480 BC. AR Stater (12.2 g). "T-back" turtle, seen from above. Reverse: Large skew pattern incuse. SNG Delepierre 1522-1526, 1758-1773. Some porosity and granularity to metal, but well centered with complete devices. Very Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 2092		Aegina, c. 456-431 BC. AR Stater (12.3g). Tortoise. Reverse: Incuse square of "skew" pattern. Dewing 1684. Small flaw at top of carapace; pretty well centered for issue. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 2093		Crete. Gortyna, c. 320-270 BC. AR Stater (11.4 g). Europa seated right in tree. Reverse: Bull standing right, head reverted. Dewing 2019; SNG Cop. 441. A few areas of silver chloride deposits; typical low relief. Old collector's round included. Fine and rare. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2094		Crete. Lyttos, 320-270 BC. AR Stater (10.7g). Eagle flying left. Reverse: Ethnic above boar's head left; all in dotted square contained within incuse square. BMC 10; Dewing 2058 (these dies). Bright from cleaning. Very Fine and rare. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 2095		Crete. Lyttos, c. 320-280 BC. AR Stater (10.94 g). Eagle flying left. Reverse: Boar's head right, ethnic above, all within linear square, within incuse square. Le Rider pl. vii, 20.; Svoronos 32. Obverse die a little worn, but overall pleasing and rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2096		Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI, 120-63 BC. Gold Stater (8.29 g), Kallatis mint. Time of the 1st Mithradatic War, 88-86 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm at shield, trident in exergue; HPO monogram above knee. AMNG 258; SNG Sweden 838 (same obverse die). Usual slight die rust to obverse. Reverse fields very lustrous; residual luster to obverse. Nearly Extremely Fine, probably as struck. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 2097		Mysia. Cyzicus, c. 550-480 BC. Electrum 1/12 Stater (1.3 g). Rare. Head of horned and bearded goat left, holding wreath; below, tunny fish behind. Reverse: Quadripart incuse punch. Von Fritz 49; von Aulock 2771. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426

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