Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 34

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Ancient Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2003		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 Extremely Rare]. Obverse a bit scrubbed; minted from rose gold. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 2004		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	Realized $360
Lot 2005		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	Realized $570
Lot 2006		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 $432
Lot 2007		Macedonian Kingdom. Phillip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.43g), Pella mint, struck c. 323-315 BC. Struck under Antipater, Polyperchon, or Kassander. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: Charioteer in fast biga right, thunderbolt below; ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue. Le Rider 433; SNG ANS 169. Sharp and fully centered, from fresh dies. Artwork quite stylish for these. Very lustrous. A truly handsome coin. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,888
Lot 2008		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.54g), "Amphipolis", c. 330-320 BC. Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet, serpent on helmet. Reverse: Nike standing left holding wreath and stylis; thunderbolt at left. Price 164; Müller 2. Well centered, with some traces of luster. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 2009		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.84 g.), Lampsakos mint, struck c. 297/6 -281 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; HP monogram to inner left, crescent in exergue. Thompson 47; Müller 348. Well struck up high relief devices, the portrait very bold. Deeply toned. Near Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $650 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2010		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 $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 2011		Bosporan Kings. Rheskouporis III, 211-226 AD. Electrum Stater (7.55 g), struck 216/217 AD. Laureate and draped bust right, scepter at shoulder. Reverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right; date below, ΓIΦ = 513 of Bosporan Era. Frolova, pl. XLV, 41ff. Some scuffs and marks along rim. Very Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2012		Islands off Caria. Rhodes, c. 250-230 BC. AR Didrachm (6.64g). Radiate head of Helios facing slightly right. Reverse: Rose with bud on right, at left, Phrygian helmet; ethnic below, name of Erasikles above. Ashton, Colossus pl. 17, 54; BMC p. 235, 47; SNG Copenhagen 738. Very pleasant portrait of the god for this series. Lightly toned. Nice Very Fine. Estimated Value $325 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 2013		Lycian League. Masikytes, 1st century BC. AR Drachm (1.84 g). Laureate head of Apollo right; Λ Y flanking neck. Reverse: Kithara, M A flanking, small tripod below right; all with incuse square. BMC p. 19, 14-18. Sharp and lustrous, with handsome portrait. Mint State. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 2014		Cilicia. Tarsos, Satrapal Coinage. Mazaios, c. 361-334 BC. AR Stater. Baaltars enthroned left, eagle and grapes in hand; Aramaic inscription around. Reverse: Lion attacking bull left, monogram below. SNG Levante 106. Baaltars well-detailed, without the usual flatness, albeit a little double struck. The reverse super sharp and wonderfully detailed. Highly lustrous. ICG graded AU-55. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2015		Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochos II Theos, 261-246 BC. Gold Stater (8.52 g), Miletos(?) mint, struck c. 250 BC. Extremely rare, one of only two Alexandrine staters from this issue, and the only example with this control mark. Struck in the name of Alexander. Head of Athena right, with crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a serpent. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and palm; monogram in left field, AΛEΞANΔP[OY] at right. SC 548a = Price 3785 = A. Houghton, "Tarik Darreh (Kangavar) Hoard," ANSMN 25 (1980), 34 (this coin); WSM -; Müller -. Sharp, clean strike on tight flan. Small ancient bump on rim of helmet, otherwise choice; with very handsome art, and very lustrous. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. CNG 54 (6-14-00), lot 484; NFA II (3-25-76), lot 119; Tarik Darreh Hoard. The attribution of this piece to Miletos, circa 250 BC under Antiochos II, is based upon the hoard evidence and the presence of the palm branch, a motif which is present on his coinage of Asia Minor (see SC, pg. 195). The date and location suggest that the occasion for this rare issue was the liberation of Miletos from Ptolemaic authority, the event which prompted Antiochos to assume his title of "Theos." View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 2016		Syria, Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochos III, 223-187 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.96g), Seleucia-on-the-Tigris mint. Diademed head right. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding bow and arrow; monogram in far right and far left fields. Newell, ESM 243; SNG Spaer 737. Lightly toned. Nice portrait. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 2017		Palestine. Gaza(?), c. 3rd-2nd century BC. AR Obol (0.59g). Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Owl standing right, olive sprig and inverted crescent above. Cf. SNG ANS 23, 24. Sharply struck on usual tight, squarish flan. Toned. Choice example. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 2018		Judaea. Persian Rule before 333 BC. Yehud Issues. AR Hemi-Obol (0.49 g). Helmeted head of Athena right? or plain flan with irregular surface. Reverse: Owl standing right, olive sprig behind, "Yehud" in palaeo-Hebrew at right. Hendin 426; AJC I p. 115, 4a. Obverse device either off center, or the die was very worn. Reverse, however, quite pleasing. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2019		Judaea. Hasmonean Period. John Hyrcanus I, 134-104 BC. AE Lepton. Upright palm branch, flanked by Hebrew inscription on either side. Reverse: Lily, within beaded circular border, "A" monogram at left. Hendin 458; AJC I, Group O. Sharply struck example. With black-green patina, and tan earthen highlights. Choice and rare. Hendin's values for the issue, in his 2001 volume, range from $200-$650. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2020		Judaea. Lot of Two Small Bronzes. Earliest, John Hyrcanus I, 134-104 BC. AE Lepton: Palaeo-Hebrew in wreath / Twin cornucopiae, pomegranate between; Hendin 454. Also, Prefect Valerius Gratus, 15-26 AD. AE Prutah: KAI CAP in wreath / TIB LIB, twin cornucopiae below; Hendin 639. Both choice, very sharp examples -- dark brown-green patinas with earthen highlights. Coins Choice Very Fine, one better. Estimated Value $100 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 2021		Judaea Related: Roman Republic. A Plautius, 55 BC. AR Denarius. Head of Tyche right. Reverse: Figure right, kneeling by camel and holding up olive branch; legends, BACCHIVS, IVDAEVS. Hendin 741; Craw. 431/1. Denarius well struck and lustrous. The reverse perfectly centered, with full legends. Also, an interesting half denomination bronze of Nero, from Antioch, Syria, cut in half in antiquity: Laureate head right / Inscription within wreath (RPC 4308). Lot of 2 coins. Denarius Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $253
Lot 2022		Herodian Period. Herod the Great, 40 BC. - 4 AD. Eight Prutot, struck 40 BC (Year 3). Helmet with cheek pieces, topped by star, palm branches flanking. Reverse: Tripod lebes, flanked by date and monogram. Hendin 486; AJC II, 235, 1. Even deep gray-olive patina, with earthen highlights. Struck on a very spacious, nearly round flan. Fine example with good eye appeal. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 2023		Herodian Period. Herod Archelaus, 4 BC. -64 AD. Lot of Two AE Prutot. Both with anchor obverse. Reverses: one with inscription in wreath, other with twin cornucopiae. Hendin 507, 508. Both choice examples, with black-olive bronze under earthen patinas. Lot of 2 coins. One a nice Very Fine; other Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $207
Lot 2024		Judaea, Herodian Period. Herod Agrippa II, 56-95 AD. AE 22 mm. Year 24, struck 84/85 AD. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Domitian right, cuirass with aegis. Reverse: Nike alights right, holding palm branch and wreath, inscription in field. Hendin 602; Mesh., Treasury, 150. Minor striking flatness to top of portrait, otherwise a boldly struck piece. Handsome deep gray-green patina with earthen highligts. Good Very Fine / Extremely fine. Estimated Value $375 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 2025		Judaea Capta and Related Issues. Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AR Denarius, Rome, struck c. 69-70 AD. Laureate head right. Reverse: Veiled and cloaked Jewess, seated right beneath trophy. RIC 15; Hendin 759. Bold portrait, attractively toned. Some light cleaning scratches in field behind head. Very Fine / Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 2026		Judaea. Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 AD. AE Middle Bronze (25 mm.), Year 3, 134/135 AD. Rare. Only four examples cited by Mildenberg. Seven-branched palm tree with two date clusters; Hebrew across field below ("Simon"). Reverse: Bunch of grapes hanging from short branch; Hebrew around ("Year two of the freedom of Jerusalem"). Hendin 736a var.; Mildenberg 109 (letter nun missing from "Shimon"). Good strike on slightly compact flan. Black-green patina with earthen highlights. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $518
Lot 2027		Judaea, City Issues. Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE 25 mm., struck c. 177-181 AD. Confronted busts of Aurelius and Commodus, both laureate, cuirassed and draped. Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing modius; ethnic around. Meshorer 57; Kadman I, 63. Sharps portraits of pleasing style. With green and earthen patina. An especially fine example of this type. Scarce in this grade. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 2028		Nabataea and Parthian Iran. 110-38 BC. Lot of Two Coins. From Nabataea, Aretas II, 110-96 BC, AE 15 mm.: Helmeted head right / winged Nike left. Meshorer 1a; Qedem 3, p. 85, 1. Plus, Orodes II, 57-38 BC., AR Drachm: Bust left, star and crescent in field / Seated archer right. Sell. 48.6; Shore 258. Each a decent problem-free example. Lot of 2 coins. Bronze a Choice Fine, silver a Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 175. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $81
Lot 2029		Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darius I - Xerxes II, c. 485-420 BC. Gold Daric (8.32 g). King or Royal Hero in kneeling-running pose right, holding spear and bow. Reverse: Incuse punch. Carradice Type III-b, group A/B (pl. XIII, 27). A little flat at crown, but overall pleasant for one of these. With considerable luster. Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 2030		Ptolemaic Egypt. Lot of Two Mid-Sized Bronzes, c. 285-205 BC. Both Zeus-Ammon obverses. Ptolemy II, AE 40: Two eagles left (Cf. SNG Cop. 144ff.). Ptolemy IV, AE 38: Eagle left, cornucopia at shoulder (SNG Cop. 224). Also, an AR Tetrobol of Byzantion: Cow left / Incuse (SGC 1582). Plus a worn Prutah of Pontius Pilate (Hendin 649); and a Trias, likely Sicily, as SGC 1193. Inspection suggested. Lot of 5 coins. Large AE's Nice Fine s; AR better. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Realized $173