Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Ancient Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3794		Celtic Gaul (S.W. France). The Elusates or Sotiates. c. late 2nd century BC. AR Drachm. Imitation of Emporion, Type V. Celticized head left. Reverse: Stylized winged(?) horse left, box-like structure beneath. Cf. de la Tour 3587. Medium toning. ICG graded AU-50. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 3795		Celtic Gaul (N.E. France). The Aedui or Lingones. c. 80-50 BC. AR Quinarius. Kaletedou Series. Roma-like helmeted head left. Reverse: Stylized horse left, two wheels beneath. CCCBM II 292; de la Tour 8291. Toned. ICG graded EF-40. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104
Lot 3796		Celtic Gaul (N. France). Ambiani. Gold Stater (6.19g), c. 60-55 BC. Gallo-Belgic E Type. Undefined hemispherical shape. Reverse: Disjointed horse right, pellets, crescent, eye-lozenge in field. Scheers 154; de la Tour 8717; Sills 425. Faint brown toning on reverse. Nice example. Very Fine. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3797		Celtic Britain. Corieltauvi. South Ferriby type, c. 45-10 BC. Gold Stater (5.4g). Almost plain, but underlying features of abstracted head right of Apollo. Reverse: Disjointed horse left. VA 811-3 [as ER]. Obverse a bit scrubbed; minted from rose gold. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3798		Celtic Britain. Trinovantes. Addedomaros, c. 40-30 BC. Pale Gold Quarter Stater (1.22 g). Second Coinage, c. 37-33 BC. Cruciform floral pattern. Reverse: Celticized horse right, dotted-rings in field. VA 1623-1; Hobbs 2417. Metal with faint porosity. Very Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3799		Celtic Britain. Catuvellauni & Trinovantes. Cunobelin, c. 10-43 AD. Rose Gold Stater (5.45g). Linear type. Central upright ear of grain, CA MV flanking. Reverse: Horse galloping right, branch and two pellets above; CVN below. Hobbs 1778; Van Arsdell 1925-1. Well struck. Pleasing example of this very popular type. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 3800		Celtic Britain. Trinovantes. Cunobeline, 10-43 AD. Rose Gold Quarter Stater (1.33 g). Linear Type, 10-20 AD. Upright ear of grain; CA - M across field. Reverse: Running horse right, branch above; below, CVN. VA 1927-1; Hobbs 1839 ff. Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $280 - 380. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 3801		Etruria. Populonia. c. 211-200 BC. Gold 10 Asses (0.48 g). Very Rare. Youthful male head right; X behind. Reverse: Blank, no design. SNG ANS 9. Interesting, uncommon coinage. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3802		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 $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3803		Calabria. Tarentum. Time of Pyrrhos of Epirus, 280-275 BC. Gold Half-Stater, struck c. 280 BC. Rare. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: Nude Taras driving fast biga right. SNG ANS Calabria 1036; SNG Cop. 835; Fr-43. The portrait of especially fine quality. Coin with light brownish toning. ICG graded VF-30. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 3804		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 $600 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3805		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 $300 - 400. Ex Pozzi Collection, no. 184. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3806		Lucania. Metapontum. c. 500-300 BC. Lot of Silver Fractions. Five pieces, mostly the early incuse types. Barley ear / incuse ear: 1/3 Nomos (Noe 83); Obol (Noe 60-63); Triobol with bucranium reverse (Noe 292). Diobol: Barley ear / Man-faced bull head right (SNG ANS 290). Diobol: Apollo Carneius left / barley ear (SNG ANS 523). Plus Herakleia, AR Diobol: Helmeted athena head r. / Herakles & lion. And lastly, like the earlier Metapontum types, from Tragilos, Macedon, Hemiobol, 450 BC.: Barley ear / Ethnic in incuse square (cf. SGC 1470). Inspection suggested, as there is much variety in surfaces, patinas, and details. But worthwhile, interesting material here. Lot of 7 coins. Coins average Fine, plus or minus. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $468
Lot 3807		Lucania. Sybaris. c. 550-510 BC. AR Nomos (7.9g). Bull standing left, head reverted; ethnic above. Reverse: Same type right, incuse. Cf. SNG ANS 817 (ethnic reversed), SNG ANS Cop. 1390 (also ethnic reversed). Wonderfully detailed, dark hoard patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. Ex Triton I, 2 XII 97, lot 122. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 3808		Lucania. Thourioi. c. 410-330 BC. AR Nomos (7.83 g). Head of Athena right, with crested helmet decorated with Skylla. Reverse: Bull butting right; ethnic above, fish in exergue. Cf. SNG ANS 1055 for style. Lovely style, boldly struck on excellent metal, but, alas, the obverse die beginning to break up. Light iridescent toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 3809		Bruttium. Caulonia. c. 470-440 BC. AR Nomos (7.7 g). Apollo walking right brandishing branch, small running daimon on outstretched arm, small deer at right; retrograde ethnic at left. Reverse: Stag standing right, branch to right. SNG ANS 175. Small planchet flaw on each side. Better style for this group. Medium toning. About Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $156
Lot 3810		Bruttium. Kaulonia. c. 440-390 BC. Apollo striding right, holding branch; owl in left field. Reverse: Stag running right. SNG ANS 184 (these dies); Noe 106. Numerous striking cracks; very rare variety. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3811		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 $650 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3812		Bruttium. Kroton. c. 5th Century BC. Lot of Two AR Triobols. Each with tripod-lebes obverse, and ethnic in field. Reverse: Pegasus with curled wing flying left, one with wreath or O below. Cf. SNG ANS 327; BMC p. 347, 57. One with metal a little granular, and edge a bit ragged. The other with fine metal. Both deeply toned. Lot of 2 coins. Fine, one a little better. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $161
Lot 3813		Sicily. Gela. c. 485-450 BC. Lot of Five Silver Coins. Included from Jenkins Group II are a Tetradrachm: Charioteer in quadriga / Man-headed bull right (cf. Dewing 598); and a choice Obol: Man-headed bull right / Wheel. From Group I, two Didrachms: Horseman right, with spear / Man-headed bull right, early and late (Jenkins 174) varieties. Lastly, a Litra from Group III: Horse right / Man-headed bull right (cf. Dewing 602). All toned. Inspection suggested. Some with areas of smoothing or light tooling. The Obol choice, on fine metal, with iridescent toning. Lot of 5 coins. Coins average Very Fine, one better and one less. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 3814		Sicily. Syracuse. c. 430-420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.15 g). Charioteer driving walking quadriga right, Nike flying above right and crowning horses. Reverse: Head of Arethusa right, hair tied with ribbon coiling around head; ethnic, and four dolphins swimming around. Boehringer 670; SNG ANS 220 (possibly same dies). Minor scattered smoothing in obverse fields. Nicely toned -- the reverse lovely. Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3815		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 $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3816		Sicily, Syracuse. Time of Dionysios I, 405-367 BC. Gold Double Dekadrachm - 100 Litrai (5.78 g), struck c. 405-400 BC., or 396 BC. Head of Arethusa left, hair in sphendone and ampyx decorated with stars, star behind; ethnic to left. Reverse: Nude young Herakles strangling Nemean lion. SNG ANS 330; SNG Cop. --; cf. Gulbenkian 325. Some very minor striking flatness. Obverse die showing usual rust and some degradation, but not enough to mar the more delicate rendition of the nymph seen here. The reverse crisp and fresh, and truly one of the more memorable artistic triumphs of Greek coinage. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 3817		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. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3818		Macedonia. Lete. c. 530-480 BC. Lot of Three Fractional Silvers. Two examples of Lete, One Eighth Stater: Kneeling satyr right / Incuse square (SNG Cop. 192). Also, Eion, 5th century BC., Trihemiobol: Goose right, lizard above / Incuse square. All with nice old toning. One of the Letes quite nice. Lot of 3 coins. Coins average Very Fine, plus or minus. Estimated Value $260 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $242
Lot 3819		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.58 g), Pella mint, struck c. 340-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse:: Charioteer driving biga right, trident beneath, name in exergue. LeRider 155, 255; SNG ANS 144ff.; Müller 59. Attractive and lustrous. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 3820		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.49 g), Abydos mint, struck c. 323-317 BC. Head of Athena right, in crested helmet with serpent ornament. Reverse: Nike left, holding wreath and stylis; HM monogram, pentagram, and cornucopia at left. Price 1524; Muller 381. Well centered and sharply struck, with reddish toning to reverse. Handsome portrait, with remaining luster. Good Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 3821		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.09g), Amphipolis mint, struck c. 315-294 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; Λ and torch before, monogram beneath throne. Price 490; SNG Cop. 119. Finely centered, on nice roundish flan. Lightly toned, with good eye-appeal. Nice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 3822		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Lot of Two AR Tetradrachms, Amphipolis mint, struck c. 320-294. Each of usual type. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left; Λ and torch before. One with E beneath throne (Price 486), other with bee (Price 453). Both well struck and pleasantly toned. Lot of 2 coins. Nice Very Fine s. Estimated Value $375 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 3823		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.53 g), Magnesia ad Meandrum mint. Struck c. 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; ΣIP monogram beneath hand of Zeus, ΛT monogram beneath throne. Price 1970. Sharp, with light iridescent toning in the recesses. Very lustrous. Nice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 3824		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.69 g). Perga, Pamphylia, struck c. 207/206 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter;at left, IE (Year 15). Price 2927; Muller 1232. A little striking flatness, but very attractive style for issue. Pleasing gray and golden toning. Good Very Fine. Estimated Value $225 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $374
Lot 3825		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Lot of Two AR Tetradrachms, from Macedon and Aspendos. Each of usual type. Earliest from "Amphipolis," an early lifetime issue (Price 4; Muller 503; SNG Cop. 658); Aspendos, dated Year 8 = 205/204 BC. (Price 2888; Muller 1202). First, full devices on ample flan. Aspendos, obverse a trifle soft, with minor flatness on reverse. Both lightly toned. Lot of 2 coins. First Very Fine; other, Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3826		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.53 g), from Temnos, Aeolis, c. 188-170 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; two monograms beneath hand of Zeus. Price 1680. Appealing portrait on usual spacious flan. Old toning. Bold Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3827		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Posthumous AR Tetradrachm (16.55 g), Myrina(?). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; at feet amphora, in exergue, ear of grain. Price --, but cf. no. 1662, with palm branch instead in exergue. Perfectly centered on large, spread flan. Sharp and lustrous. Deeply toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $396
Lot 3828		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Lot of Two AR Tetradrachms, from Messembria, Thrace, and Myrina, Aeolis. Each of usual type. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left: Mesembria, 175-125 BC., with helmet at knee, ΔA below; monogram beneath throne (Price 1043); and Myrina (scarcer), 188-170 BC., with MYPI at left, kantharos and omphalos below (Price 1664). Both well struck, on fine metal, with medium toning. Lot of 2 coins. First Very Fine; other, Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $437
Lot 3829		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.46 g). Mesembria, Thrace, struck c. 175-125 BC. Head of Herakles right, in lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; helmet at knee, ΔA below; TOP monogram beneath throne. Price 1062; Muller 466. Bold strike on quite good metal. Slightly toned. Attractive for issue. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 3830		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Lot of Silver and Bronze. Includes 2 posthumous tetradrachms: from Temnos (Price 1676a), and Mesembria (Price 1070). Also 2 drachms, one lifetime, one early posthumous, with symbols: facing Demeter with torches, the other with kithara. Plus 2 Alexander AE's and 2 Philip II Ae's (Apollo head / youth on horse). Coins with variety of surfaces and tones. Inspection recommended, although material mostly quite decent. Lot of 8 coins. Coins average Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details	Realized $414
Lot 3831		Paeonian Kingdom. Patraos, 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.01 g). Rare variant with the monogram. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Horseman riding down Macedonian warrior; monogram above. SNG ANS -; Sotheby's, "Paeonian Hoard," 344; AMNG III 2, 202, no. 5. The reverse scene in particularly good style for this series. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 3832		Thrace. 5th-1st century BC. Lot of Five Drachms and Smaller Silvers. Various cities represented with typically encountered types: a Drachm and Tetrobol of Calchedon, Bull / Incuse, of different dates; Abdera, Tetrobol, Griffin / Hermes right; Maroneia, Tetrobol, Horse protome / Grapes; Histiaea, Tetrobol, Nymph head / Nymph on ship. Also Cilicia, Kelenderis, c. 450-425 BC, a RARE Tetrobol: Youth on horse / Kneeling goat; SNG BN -; SNG Levante -; SNG Aul. -; Kraay, Kelenderis Hoard, NC 1962, -; SNG Cop. -; Traité -. A variety of tones on generally good to fine metals. A pleasant lot. Lot of 6 coins. Coins average Very Fine, plus or minus. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $489
Lot 3833		Thrace. Istros. c. 4th century BC. AR Drachm (5.6 g). Two facing youthful male heads,the right inverted. Reverse: Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin in talons; ethnic above, AΓ, or Π, below. Cf. Babelon IV 1665, pl. ccclii, 14. Medium toning. Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $219
Lot 3834		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 $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $546
Lot 3835		Thrace. Maroneia. c. 189-145 BC. AR tetradrachm (15.51 g). Ivy-wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse: Nude Dionysos standing half-left, holding grapes, narthex stalks and cloak; monogram to left and right. Cf. Schönert-Geiss 1235/1. Pleasing portrait and somewhat lavender tinted iridescent gray toning. Choice Very Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3836		Sarmatia. Olbia. c. 400 BC. AE 67. Facing gorgoneion. Reverse: A-P-I-X; eagle flying right. SNG BMC 379. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 3837		Sarmatia. Olbia. c. 400 BC. AE 35. Facing gorgoneion. Reverse: Eagle right on dolphin; "B" above dolphin. SNG BMC Black Sea 396. Irregular flan break at 3 o'clock; attractive brown patination. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $320 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 3838		Thracian Kingdom. Koson, mid-1st century BC. Gold Stater. Roman consul left, accompanied by two lictors; BA monogram in field to l. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter and holding wreath in talons. RPC I, 1701; BMC p. 208, 2; Fr-124. Clean, crisp strike. Lustrous, handsome example. ICG graded MS-64. Estimated Value $950 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3839		Thracian Kingdom. Koson, mid-1st century BC. Gold Stater (8.62 g). Roman consul left, accompanied by two lictors; BA monogram in field to l. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter and holding wreath in talons. RPC I, 1701; BMC p. 208, 2. As struck. Very lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3840		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 $575 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3841		Thracian Islands. Thasos. c. 500-490 BC. AR Stater (8.75 g). Satyr abducting protesting nymph right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Svoronos pl. 10, 8; SNG Cop. 1008. Pleasing earlier style, but light, slight porosity to metal. Light artistic toning. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 3842		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 $175 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 3843		Thracian Islands. Thasos. after 146 BC. Lot of Two Tetradrachms. Each with: Vine-wreathed head of youthful Dionysos right. Reverse: Nude Herakles left, with club, HM monogram in left field. SNG Cop. 1046; Dewing 1343. One with occasional scattered marks, the other with a trace of porosity. Both toned. Lot of 2 coins. Both Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details	Realized $230

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