Goldberg Coins and Collectibles



Sale 55

Ancient and World Coins


Ancient Greek Coinage
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 1
Celtic Coinage, Danubian Region, c. Second Century BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.10 g). Bearded and laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Rider on horse prancing right. Cf. Dewing 63; cf. Forrer volume. I, p. 168, 325. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$621
Lot 2
Celtic Coinage, Danubian Region, c. 100-50 BC. AR Stater (12.42 g). Triple pearl diademed head right of Apollo. Reverse: Rider on horse prancing left. Forrer vol. I, plate 28, 302; Dewing 57. Choice Very Fine.

Modeled after the Paeonian staters minted under King Patraos.
Estimated Value $650 - 850.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$518
Lot 3
Calabria. Taras, 344-334 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (8.00 g). Youth on horseback right being crowned by Nike. Reverse: Taras astride dolphin swimming left, holding trident and kantharos; beneath, waves. Vlasto 503. About Extremely Fine. A beautiful example of this beloved coin type.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 4
Calabria, Taras, c. 281-272 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (6.43 g). Horseman as Ephebus crowning himself; below, Ionic capital. Reverse: Taras on dolphin, holding akrostolion and distaff. Dewing 247-256; SNG ANS 1142-1150; Vlasto 804-807. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$456
Lot 5
Lucania. Metapontion, c. 530-510 BC. AR Nomos (7.88 g). Grain ear; ethnic to right. Reverse: Same, only incuse and without ethnic. Cf. Noe 76. Choice Very Fine.

Unlike medieval Bracteates, these archaic staters of Magna Graecia employed a reverse as well as an obverse die. The alignment of the dies had to be quite exact or the flan would severly crack and be reassigned to the melting pot.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 6
Lucania, Metapontion, c. 330 BC. Gold Third Stater, or Euboic-Attic Tetrobol (2.62 g). Head facing of Demeter with loosely falling hair, wearing low stephane; in lower right field, "NIKA". Reverse: Ear of grain with leaf on right; ethnic at left. Johnston (ANS NNM 164) plate 18, 3; cf. Gulbenkian 71. Rare. Choice Very Fine / About Extremely Fine.

An exquisite Greek coin type, issued around 330 BC, this rare coin was struck to pay mercenaries during the period that Alexander the Molossian came to the rescue of Magna Graecia. Most of the existing examples of this and other associated gold issues are from the Bernalda hoard, discovered in 1935 (IGCH 1958).
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$7,475
Lot 7
Lucania, Metapontion, 330-300 BC. AR Stater (7.93 g). Head right of Demeter wearing corn wreath. Reverse: Ear of grain; ethnic and ant to left, leaf with cornucopiae atop. Johnston (ANS NNM 164) plate 17, class D4.8-4.14; BMC 99. Irregular flan and a little flatness. Nicely toned, mainly in lilac hues; Extremely Fine.

Many collectors of ancient Greek coins admire the numerous creatures present on coinage. At Metapontion, the grasshoppers, roosters, griffins, mice, ants, birds and snakes are part of the menagerie, just to mention a few.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$403
Lot 8
Lucania, Metapontion, 330-300 BC. AR Stater (7.52 g). Head right of Demeter wearing corn wreath. Reverse: Ear of grain; to left, ethnic; to right, leaf with sixteen-pointed star above. Johnston (ANS NNM 164) plates 14-15, class C8; SNG ANS 500. Obverse field a bit rough. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$288
Lot 9
Lucania, Metapontion, 330-300 BC. AR Stater (7.01 g). Head of Demeter three-quarter facing to right, wreathed with corn and wearing stephane. Reverse: Ear of grain; ethnic to left, bukranion to right. Johnston (ANS NNM 164) plate 11, class C2; BMC 117; Dewing 388. Three light slits on edge. Otherwise, Choice Very Fine.

The ethnic, or city name, is normally reserved for the reverse field, as in this stater of Magna Graecia.
Estimated Value $200 - 275.
Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 24.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$472
Lot 10
Lucania, Poseidonia, c. 530-510 BC. AR Half Stater or Drachm (3.30 g). Poseidon with chlamys over shoulder, advancing right and brandishing ornamented trident. Reverse: Similar, only incuse. SNG ANS 2; Dewing 397; Rosen 13. Rare. Extremely Fine, the obverse particularly boldly struck.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 11
Lucania, Thourioi, 350-281 BC. AR Distater (15.4 g). Head right of Athena, wearing crested helmet ornamented with Skylla. Reverse: Bull butting right; in exergue, two fish swimming right. Dewing 437; Noe (ANS NNM 71) Series J; SNG ANS --. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 12
Bruttium, Kroton. Circa 530 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (7.85 g). Delphic tripod with three handles and legs terminating in lion's feet, two snakes arising from bowl. Reverse: Similar to obverse, but incuse and without ethnic. SNG ANS 230 (this obverse die). Some smoothing in fields, attractive for the type; Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 13
Sicily. Akragas, c. 464-450 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.33 g). Eagle standing left. Reverse: Crab within incuse circle. SNG ANS 976 (this obverse die). About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 14
Sicily. Himera, c. 483-472 BC. AR Didrachm (8.47 g). Cock standing left. Reverse: Crab. SNG Lloyd 1012 (these dies); Jenkins (suppl.) 1617, pl. III, 3; SNG Cop 303. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
Ex Hess-Leu sale 1962, lot 64.

View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 15
Sicily, Leontinoi, c. 455-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.75 g). Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Lion's head right; around, four barley corns. SNG ANS 237. Striking marks at edge; scattered porosity. Lovely style; Very Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 44.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,438
Lot 16
Sicily, Messana. 425-421 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.9 g). Biga of mules driven right by standing charioteer. Reverse:Hare running right; below, dolphin swimming right. Dewing 649; Caltabiano 487. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 17
Sicily, Messana. 412-408 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.32 g). Biga of mules driven left by city goddess Messana; above, Nike crowning charioteer. Reverse: Hare bounding right; behind hare, four grain stocks; [below, barley corn]. SNG ANS 379; Caltabiano 601. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 18
Sicily. Morgantina, The Sikeliotes, 215-212 BC. AR 8 Litrai (6.73 g). Veiled head of Kore left; behind head, leaf. Reverse: Quadriga being driven by winged Nike. SNG ANS 1168; Burnett (Enna Hoard) 10, 109. Beautifully toned; Superb Extremely Fine.

It's likely that this rare coin was minted at Morgantina.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 19
Sicily, Naxos, c. 420 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.8 g). Classical head right of Dionysos, wearing stephane decorated with ivy wreath. Reverse: Squatting Silenos holding kantharos and thyrsos; to left, ivy vine. Cahn (Naxos) 100 (these dies; V66/R82); Naster (La Collection Lucien de Hirsch) 513; BMC 19; Dewing 663; SNG ANS 524. Very rare. Well detailed; porosity mainly confined to the reverse. About Extremely Fine/Very Fine.

One of the classic types of ancient Greek coins. In 1944, Herbert Cahn enumerated only 51 tetradrachms of this type, all from the same obverse die, and utilizing five different reverse dies.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 30,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 20
Sicily, Selinos, 466-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.77 g). Slow quadriga driven left with Apollo holding bow and Artemis behind, holding reins. Reverse: River-god Selinos holding phiale over altar ornamented with cock; to right, selinon leaf and bull standing left on pedestal. SNG ANS 688; BMC 25. Minted from fresh dies; Superb Extremely Fine.

Certainly one of the finest known of this active and beautifully detailed coin types of ancient Greece.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$7,475
Lot 21
Sicily, Syracuse, circa 485-479 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.00 g). Quadriga driven at steady pace right by charioteer; above, Nike flying left to crown him. Reverse: Pearl-diademed head right of Arethusa, wearing beaded necklace; hair gathered in short tail; all surrounded by four dophins swimming clockwise. Boehringer 60; cf. SNG ANS 16; Dewing 696. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 22
Sicily, Syracuse, 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.04 g). Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer; Nike flying above, crowning horses; in exergue, ketos swimming right. Reverse: Head right of Arethusa-Persephone wearing pendant earring and necklace; around, four dolphins and ethnic. Boehringer 561; SNG ANS 182. About Extremely Fine.

Restruck on an earlier coin, accounting for the very large flan and few edge cracks; an exceptional example of transitional style.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 23
Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-400 BC (or somewhat later). AR Dekadrachm (41.24 g) with rev. die by Euainetos. In the style of Kimon. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flies right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, panoply of armor. Reverse: Wreathed head left of Arethusa wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, surrounded by four swimming dolphins. Cf. Jongkees 6; Dewing 870; cf. SNG ANS 357. Covered with silver chloride deposits c. 70%, and smoothed; porosity at edge. Otherwise, Very Fine.

Since KIMON on the obverse exergual line was erased during the progress of die usage, and the position of the KI on headband would be off the flan, the reverse die's possibilities of being a signed work are questionable.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 50.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$6,613
Lot 24
Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I, 405-400 BC (or somewhat later). AR Dekadrachm (41.16 g) with rev. die by Euainetos. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flies right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, panoply of armor. Reverse: Wreathed head left of Arethusa wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, surrounded by four swimming dolphins; underneath lowest dolphin, signature of artist EYAINE. Gallatin O.IV - R.C.VII (these dies); Dewing 883 (these dies). Plagued, as so many are, with heavy silver chloride deposits covering over half the coin; smoothed. Otherwise, Very Fine.

Though heavily cleaned (losing about two grams of silver), this example is quite well centered, showing the discernible signature of Euainetos at six o'clock. Not all the dies were signed by this great artist, and most in the marketplace which would have a signature, are off-center to the point of having these letters off the flan.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$8,625
Lot 25
Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Electrum 25 Litrai (3.64 g). Laureate head left of Apollo; behind, lamp. Reverse: Tripod-lebes. Jenkins (Essays Robinson) Group B, R5 (this reverse die); Dewing 942. Some remaining luster; Extremely Fine.

Group B incorporates the largest number of dies for this Syracusan issue, which contains 52%-55% gold in its alloy.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$2,415
Lot 26
Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.78 g). Head right of young Melqart/Herakles wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Head and neck of horse left; behind, palm tree. Jenkins (SNR 57) series 5a; cf. Dewing 982. Boldly struck with remarkably well-detailed eye of the horse; some original mint luster remaining. Extremely Fine.

The inscription at the bottom of the reverse translates to "People of the Camp". This coin was struck as part of a military issue, emanating from the mint of the army.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$2,358
Lot 27
Macedon, Mende, c. 450-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.95 g). Dionysos holding kantharos and reclining left on back of donkey. Reverse: Circular disk with sixteen-rayed star; in each corner, a grape cluster flanked by trefoils; all within a thick linear square, around which is ethnic. Noe (ANS NNM 27, "The Mende/Kaliandra Hoard") Group III (cf. 86 for probably this obverse die); SNG ANS 348. Overstruck on an earlier coin; quite porous. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 56.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$863
Lot 28
Macedon. Olynthos, Chalkidian League, 420-355 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.46 g). Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Kithara with six strings; below, magistrate's name. SNG ANS 496; Dewing 1071. Slight reverse roughness. NGC graded Choice AU: Strike 4/5; Surface 4/5. Fine Style, encrustation. Our grade is Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 29
Kingdom of Macedon. Demetrios Poliorketes, 294-288 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.95 g) minted at Salamis. Winged Nike blowing trumpet and holding mast, standing left on prow of galley. Reverse: Poseidon as viewed from behind, advancing left, brandishing trident and holding chlamys on outstretched left arm. Newell 23 (plate III, 4). A few stray marks. Very Fine.

The Nike surmounting the prow was thought to be a representation of the famous "Victoire de Samothrace" prominently displayed as one of the jewels of the Louvre Museum. Rather sadly, we now know that this pairing of figures is not valid.
Estimated Value $450 - 600.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$604
Lot 30
Macedonia as a Roman Province, c. 158-149 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.97 g). Diademed head right of Artemis with quiver over shoulder, all within the center of a Macedonian shield. Reverse: Club within oak wreath; to left, thunderbolt. SNG Ashmolean 3292; AMNG III, 159. Struck in high relief; Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$863
Lot 31
Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.61 g) minted at Pella, c. 340-328 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Biga driven right; thunderbolt in lower right field. Le Rider 127 (these dies). Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$3,738
Lot 32
Kings of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Distater (17.27 g), Aegeae mint, struck c. 336-323 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet, adorned with coiled serpent. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath in extended hand, stylis in other; vertical thunderbolt at left, monogram below. Price 191. A superb example, with choice centering, beautifully struck in high relief, with a delicate touch of red toning -- mostly on the reverse. NGC graded Choice About Uncirculated.

Continuing to utilize the wealth of Macedon's mines, which Alexander's father, Phillip II, had employed to finance his own and Macedon's imperialism, Alexander set himself up as conqueror and empire builder. In the process, his massive minting of coin would in essence create a new world class currency, in the manner of today's dollar, or like that once held by the silver "owls" from the time of Athens' imperial ascendancy. In adopting the Attic weight standard, Alexander's coinage would easily fit into a scheme that had already been established, and thus cause no new disruptions to trade. In addition, Alexander's insistence on the obvious and easy 10:1 ratio of exchange between silver and gold made for a system that was recognized and utilized even in cities that adhered to their traditional minting standards. The ease of use and rationality of Alexander's coining standards quickly came to serve as the basis for financial systems throughout much of the Greek world, not only in Alexander's time, but for a number of centuries afterwards.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
Ex Millennia Sale, lot 18.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$34,500
Lot 33
Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.57 g) minted perhaps at Abydos, 323-317 BC. Head right of Athena wearing triple-crested helmet with snake. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, monogram, pentagram and cornucopiae. Price 1524; M. 381. Disturbance on edge at 12 o'clock (probably shaved a bit). Large flan; Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,600.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$2,013
Lot 34
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.53 g) struck possibly at Babylon, c. 317-311 BC. Head right of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a snake. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field below wing, head of Selinos; in right field below wing, monogram within wreath. Price 3735; M. 729. Lovely style and detail Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
Ex Triton XII, 6-7 I 09, lot 204.

View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 35
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (4.44 g) struck at an uncertain mint in Greece or Macedonia, c. 310-275 BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, aplustre. Price 862; M. 283. Extremely Fine.

As the mint symbol for this drachm, the aplustre, or aphlaston in Greek, graces the stern of a ship, and is often quite decorative.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$391
Lot 36
Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.88 g), Kallatis mint, struck c. 250-225 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram; in exergue, corn ear. Price 936; M. 496. Boldly struck; Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,208
Lot 37
Macedonian Kingdom. Philip III, 323-317 BC. Gold Stater (8.58 g) minted at Sardes, c. 323-319 BC. Head right of Athena wearing triple-crested helmet with snake. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, monogram and rose. Cf. Price p. 326, P66 for reverse monogram and symbol. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,250.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 38
Thrace, Abdera, 540-515 BC. AR Oktadrachm (29.10 g). Griffin seated left with right foreleg raised. Reverse: Rough quadripartite linear square. May (Abdera) 13. Very rare. Numerous ancient scuffs and marks as usually seen on this impressively heavy archaic coin type. Fine to Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750.
Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 83.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$4,313
Lot 39
Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.24 g) minted at Amphipolis, 288-281 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, wearing the horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike; in inner left field, caduceus; in outer right field, monogram. Thompson (Essays Robinson) 195. Lovely portrait; Extremely Fine/Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,600 - 2,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,438
Lot 40
Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.78 g), minted c. 250-150 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, wearing horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike. Thompson (Essays Robinson) --; SNG Cop --; Seyrig --. Evenly porous; Extremely Fine/Very Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$575
Lot 41
Kingdom of Scythia. Koson, d. circa 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.33 g) minted c. 40-30 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. Edge damage. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
Ex Malter Auction XLVII (4 II 92), lot 89.

View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,260
Lot 42
Islands off Thrace, Thasos, 510-490 BC. AR Stater (9.45 g). Satyr in kneeling-running attitude right, carrying in his arms a struggling nymph who raises her right hand in protest. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Svoronos (L'Hellénisme Primitif) plate X, 3; Asyut 104. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,006
Lot 43
Islands off Thrace, Thasos, 500-470 BC. AR Stater (8.21 g). Satyr in kneeling-running attitude right, carrying in his arms a struggling nymph who raises her right hand in protest. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Daux (Guide de Thasos) plate I, 5; Dewing 1322. A little porous. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,100.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 44
Thessaly, Larissa. 350-325 BC. AR Didrachm (12.32g). Head of nymph Larissa three-quarter face to left. Reverse; Horse trotting right. Jameson 1092. The obverse, a masterwork of numismatic art! Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$5,175
Lot 45
Thessaly, Larissa, c. 350 BC. AR Drachm (6.08 g). Head of nymph Larissa three-quarter facing to right. Reverse: Horse feeding right. SNG Cop 131; BMC 71. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,100.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$1,006
Lot 46
Thessaly, Larissa, c. 340-320 BC. AR Drachm (5.95 g). Head of nymph Larissa three-quarter facing to left, wearing necklace and ampyx. Reverse: Horse feeding right. Dewing 1399; BMC 57. Choice Very Fine toned.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
View details and enlarged photos
Unsold
Lot 47
Attica, Athens, c. 435 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.08 g). Head right of Athena in crested helmet with leaves and palmette decoration. Reverse: Owl standing right, sprig of olive and crescent behind; ethnic at right. Sv. pl. 14, 1; Dewing 1594. A couple minor defects on Athena's neck and one at edge. A very attractive owl! Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$2,128
Lot 48
Attica, Athens, c. 430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.63 g). Head right of Athena in crested helmet with leaves and palmette decoration. Reverse: Owl standing right, sprig of olive and crescent behind; ethnic at right. Sv. pl. 14, 10; Dewing 1618. Test cut on reverse; porous. Sharpness of Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$750
Lot 49
Attica, Athens, c. 440-404 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.17g). Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with three olive leaves and palmette decoration. Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, sprig of olive and crescent hehind; to right, ethnic; all within incuse square. Sv. plate 14, 25; Dewing 1621. NGC graded Choice AU: Strike 4/5; Surface 3/5.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$978
Lot 50
Early Electrum Coinage, c. 620-550 BC. EL Trite (4.73 g). Pegasos walking left. Reverse: Two incuses, pebbled. Weidauer 127. Very rare. Very Fine.

This is the earliest representation of Pegasus on a coin.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
View details and enlarged photos
Realized
$5,520



Page 1 of 2
Previous Previous   1 | 2   Next Next
Go to page




Home | Current Sale | Calendar of Events | Bidding | Consign | About Us | Contact | Archives | Log In

US Coins & Currency | World & Ancient Coins | Manuscripts & Collectibles | Bonded CA Auctioneers No. 3S9543300
11400 W. Olympic Blvd, Suite 800, Los Angeles CA 90064 | 310. 551.2646 ph | 310.551.2626 fx | 800.978.2646 toll free

© 2011 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, All Rights Reserved
info@goldbergcoins.com