Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Ancient Greek Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2042		N.W. Gaul, Armorican, c. Mid-First Century BC. Billon Stater (6.03 g). Stylized human head facing right. Reverse: Chariot, boar below. Cf. Seaby 110 (Channel Isles). NGC graded AU: Strike 3/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $173
Lot 2043		Campania, Neapolis, c. 325-285 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (7.46 g). Head right of nymph wearing elaborate jewelry and headband; in lower left field, astragalos. Reverse: Man-headed bull walking right, being crowned by flying Nike. SNG ANS 374; cf. SNG Cop 437. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2044		Lucania, Velia, c. 300-281 BC. AR Stater or Nomos (7.35 g). Head left of Athena wearing Phrygian helmet decorated with Centaur. Reverse: Lion attacking stag left. SNG ANS 1398-1407. NGC graded Choice VF: Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5 with light porosity, scratches, edge marks (now impossible to assess). Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 2045		Sicily, Athe…, c. 357-336 BC (or a bit earlier). AE 13 (Trias). Helmeted head right of Athena; ethnic. Reverse: Female figure seated right, holding trident and bow. Calciati III, 287, 3. Extremely rare. Even brown patina; beautifully detailed; Extremely Fine. This example is much sharper than any illustrated in Calciati and distinctly reveals the retrograde inscription, perhaps referring to the obverse portrayal rather than to the ethnic. As yet, the city of origin remains a mystery. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 2046		Sicily, Gela, c. 420-415 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.44 g). Slow quadriga driven left by charioteer; above, Nike crowning horses. Reverse: Forepart left of man-headed bull. Jenkins 470; BMC 49 (same dies); Lockett 768 (same dies). Good / About Very Fine. On this late tetradrachm issue from the important city of Gela, the obverse die is in a very worn state. The lizard in the exergue has vanished into a volcano-like raised hump with very little original detail remaining. The better protected reverse was struck from a well executed die, showing nice detail and fine, artistic engraving. Other Sicilian tetradrachms, like those of Syracuse, used the obverse dies much beyond their longevity, hence their very worn-appearing obverse types. Clearly, it was this wonderful man-headed bull reverse type that was valued. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 2047		Sicily, Leontinoi, c. 455-430 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.23 g). Laureate head left of Apollo. Reverse: Lion's head right with open mouth, enclosed by close-fitting, raised circle; around, four barley corns. SNG Lloyd 1060; Dewing 630v. Very Fine, and attractive. Just as the leaf replacing one of the reverse barley corns hints, the circle around the lion's head most likely indicates a particular artist of high merit. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 2048		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	Realized $5,750
Lot 2049		Sicily, Syracuse, c. 485-479 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.43 g). Quadriga driven at steady pace right by charioteer; above, Nike flying right, crowning horse. Reverse: Pearl-diademed head right of Arethusa, wearing beaded necklace, surrounded by four dolphins swimming clockwise. Dewing 749 (these dies); Boehringer 259. Choice Very Fine, but for advanced reverse die-break. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 2050		Sicily, Syracuse, c. 405-400 BC. Silver Decadrachm (41.87 g). Unsigned dies in style of Euainetos. Charioteer driving fast quadriga left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; Nike flying right above and crowning charioteer; below heavy exergual line, a cuirass, shield, greaves, helmet, and horizontal spear. Reverse: Head of Arethusa left, wearing necklace and single-drop earring, raised dot before neck, surrounded by four dolphins. Gallatin R.XXI I/ J.VIA. Dies of exceptional style, with none of the usual rust. Attractively toned. Unobtrusive die break running across Arethusa's cheek. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $17,500 - 20,000. Ex Triton IX (11 January 2006), lot 703. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $21,850
Lot 2051		Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (18.56 g!!!). Wreathed head right of Arethusa wearing pendant earring and necklace. Reverse: Nike standing facing before trophy; in right field, triskelion. SNG ANS 667. A few areas of purplish silver chloride. Beautiful style; About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2052		Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II, 275-215 BC. Gold Drachm (4.24 g). Head left of Persephone wreathed with corn; behind, bukranion. Reverse: Galloping biga driven left by female charioteer holding goad. SNG ANS 865; SNG Cop 818; BMC 510. Extremely Fine. This gold denomination was equivalent to 60 silver litrai, or a little less than four of the more often seen 16 litra pieces portraying Queen Philistis. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 2053		Sicily, Syracuse. Republic, 214-212 BC. AR 12 Litrai (10.14 g). Head left of Athena, wearing crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with snake. Reverse: Artemis standing left, discharging arrow from bow; at her feet, hound running left. SNG Cop 878; SNG ANS 1040. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,243
Lot 2054		Sicily, Syracuse. Lot of two coins comprised of a silver Corinthian type stater and an AE 26 of Hieron II, both in VF condition. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $275 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 2055		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage. AR Tetradrachm (16.36 g), struck c. 320-310 BC. Head left of Tanit/Arethusa, crowned with reeds, wearing pearl necklace and triple-pendant earring; around, dolphins swimming. Reverse: Head and neck of horse left; behind, date palm. Jenkins (SNR 56) 150; Pozzi 3301. Lightly tooled, especially on reverse. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,801
Lot 2056		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage. AR Tetradrachm (16.87 g), struck c. 310-300 BC. Head right of young Melqart/Herakles wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Head and neck of horse left; behind, date palm. Dewing 983; cf. Jenkins (SNR 57) 370. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 2057		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage. AR Tetradrachm (16.80 g), struck c. 310-300 BC. Head right of young Melqart/Herakles wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Head and neck of horse left; behind, date palm. Dewing 982; cf. Jenkins (SNR 57) 319. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,025
Lot 2058		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 310 BC. Electrum Stater (7.62 g), minted at Carthage. Bust left of Tanit (Persephone) wreathed with grain; in lower field, pellet. Reverse: Horse standing right; on exergual line, one pellet. Jenkins & Lewis 258. Edge bump at 10:30. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2059		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 264-241 BC. Gold 1 1/2 Shekels (or Attic Tridrachm; 12.53 g) minted at Carthage. Head left of Tanit wreathed with grain, wearing necklace and triple-drop earring. Reverse: Horse standing right, head reverted. Jenkins and Lewis plates 17-18 (these dies not published). Superb Extremely Fine with some luster, mainly on the obverse. Minted around the time of the First Punic War, this issue (Group IX in the Jenkins and Lewis reference) is close in purity to 50%. In the Carthaginian series, the fineness as well as the weight of the gold-electrum coins varied considerably throughout the decades. Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,100
Lot 2060		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Issue, c. 213-210 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (2.04 g) minted at Agrigentum. Head right of Triptolemus wreathed with wheat ears. Reverse: Horse galloping right; beneath, Punic letters. Müller III, 38, 47. Exceptional; Superb Extremely Fine. Earlier attributed to Hiempsal II of Numidia; see the essay by Alan Walker in Studies: Leo Mildenberg, pp. 269-288. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 2061		Macedon, Aigai, c. 485 BC. AR Stater (9.81 g). Goat kneeling right, looking back; above, dotted rosette. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Gulbenkian 390; ANS NNM 126, 2; AMNG III, pl. V, 24. Very rare; an outstanding example with a strong, charismatic quality. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,488
Lot 2062		Macedon, Neapolis, c. 490-480 BC. AR Drachm (3.88 g). Gorgoneion with tongue protruding. Reverse: Rough quadripartite incuse square. AMNG III/2, 7; SNG ANS 420-1; SNG Cop 224. Some granularity. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Triton X (9 I 07), lot 135; ex Leu 86 (5 V 03), lot 334. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 2063		Macedon (Pangaean District), Neapolis, c. 490-480 BC. AR Partitioned Stater (3.74 g). Gorgoneion. Reverse: Incuse. Very Fine. Since ancient Greek coins had so much buying power, sometimes smaller change was needed in daily transactions. There were many cut, or partitioned, coins found in the Asyut Hoard, showing this procedure that bankers carried out for the parties involved. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Asyut Hoard (part of the group not pictured); ex Wallace Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 2064		Macedon, Neapolis, 411-348 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.85 g). Gorgoneion with tongue protruding. Reverse: Female head (Artemis Parthenos?) right, hair bound in cord. BMC 17; Dewing 1067. Attractive, concise types; About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 2065		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. An outstanding specimen with original patina intact. One of the classic rarities of ancient Greek coinage and likely unearthed at the excavations at Olynthos in the late 1920s-30s. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,750
Lot 2066		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.13 g) minted at Amphipolis, c. 356-348 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Philip, wearing kausia, riding horse pacing left, his right hand raised; in lower left field, bow. Le Rider 155 (this obverse die). Perfectly centered on an ideally shaped flan for types. Extremely Fine; slight reverse porosity. This early, lifetime issue commemorates Philip's successes at the Olympic Games, probably in 356 BC. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Collecting Ancient Greek Coins (P. Rynearson) p. 134, 6d (this coin pictured). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2067		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.56 g) minted at Pella, c. 340-328 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Charioteer driving biga right; in lower right field, trident. Le Rider Pella II; cf. SNG ANS 268. High relief on obverse with a little luster in the devices A lovely coin. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 2068		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.51 g), minted at Pella, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Biga driven right; in lower right field, kantharos. SNG ANS 138; cf. Le Rider plates 67-8. A couple small flan breaks. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 2069		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.21g). Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Youth on horseback right, holding palm; in lower field, dolphin. Cf. Le Rider plate 46. Well struck and fully lustrous. NGC graded AU: Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2070		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.35g). Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Youth on horseback right holding palm; in lower field, dolphin. Cf. Le Rider plate 46. Well struck and fully lustrous. NGC graded AU: Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 2071		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm minted at Amphipolis, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Youth on horseback right, holding palm; below horse, dolphin and control letter. Cf. Le Rider pl. 46, 19. ICG graded EF45. It is a shame when coin encapsulators do not weigh their specimens, as that information is lost as long as the coin remains captured in plastic. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 2072		Three Silver Tetradrachms of the Philip II of Macedon Type. Two have been test-marked or test-cut; condition averages VG. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Realized $541
Lot 2073		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.62 g) probably minted in the East. Head right of Athena wearing triple-crested helmet, decorated with springing griffin. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis. Reverse is a bit double struck and centered towards 6 o'clock, so mint attribution is not possible. Lustrous; Extremely Fine or better. Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,105
Lot 2074		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.63 g) minted posthumously at an uncertain mint in Phoenicia or Syria. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, wreath; under throne, monogram with three pellets. Price -- (cf. Price 3566-7). Lustrous, Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 2075		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Hemidrachm (2.04 g), struck at Arados, c. 328-320 BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram beneath throne. Price 3318; M. 1365. About Extremely Fine. A denomination set of Alexander the Great makes an excellent collection in itself. The collector will find a considerable challenge in locating some of the denominations, like the didrachm. Condition is also often wanting on the smaller coins; this is a little beauty! Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,320
Lot 2076		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.07 g), attributed to Babylon, c. 325-323 BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter. Price 3666; Newell (Reattribution) 199. High relief portrait of excellent style; Superb Extremely Fine. An excellent example of this second group, struck at Babylon during the last few years of Alexander's life. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 2077		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.55 g), minted at Kition, c. 325-320 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right, serpent on helmet. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand, stylis in left; monogram to left. Cf. Price 3104; cf. M. 1296. Choice Very Fine. With accompanying ICG tag (AU50 grade). Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2078		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.11 g) probably minted under Philip III, c. 323-315 BC. Head right of young Herakles wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, rudder. Price P129b (these dies); M. P80; SNG Oxford 3203. Nearly Extremely Fine. The reverse inscription in two closely spaced lines behind Zeus is most unusual and makes this variety highly desirable. Estimated Value $450 - 600. Collecting Ancient Greek Coins (P. Rynearson) p. 138, 7c (this coin pictured). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 2079		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (8.49 g) minted at Abydos under Philip III, c. 318/7 BC. Head right of Athena wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with snake. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; to left, monogram, star and cornucopiae. Price 1524v; M. 381v. Struck in high relief; lustrous and Superb Extremely Fine. The triple cresting on the side of Athena's helmet is very separate and distinct from the main top crest on this obverse die. It could be a mint signature from Abydos, using her symbol, the griffin. When held a certain way, the extra decoration looks very much like the head right of a griffin with mouth open. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2080		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.16 g), attributed to Babylon, c. 311-305 BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, monogram within wreath. Price 3747; M. 734. Handsome style; Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2081		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.76 g) minted at Sinope (?), c. 275 BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; two letters under throne. Price 1276A. Well centered; Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex Superior's J.B. Parker Collection auction (2 VI 98), lot 6402. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 2082		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (4.19 g), minted in Asia Minor, Third Century BC. Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, adorsed foreparts of lion and bull. Seemingly unpublished. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 2083		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Two silver coins of Alexander the Great: tetradrachm and drachm. Condition is Choice VF. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 2084		Kingdom of Macedon. Three silver coins: one tetrobol of the fifth century BC (VF/VG) and drachms of Alexander the Great and Lysimachos (About EF). Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 2085		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Two silver tetradrachms of the Alexander type, plus one AE 22 of the Seleukid Empire comprise this lot. A little horn silver and porosity here and there, otherwise About EF. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 2086		Ten Silver Drachms of the type of Alexander the Great of Macedon. Too bad their ancient worth is not in one coin! Many mints are represented, with one minted under Seleukos I and one of Antiochos I (rare), these last two of Syria. Condition averages Fine+. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $275 - 350. View details	Realized $978
Lot 2087		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. An attractive pairing of two EF silver coins: a tetradrachm of Babylon and a drachm minted at Magnesia. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 2088		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Two silver tetradrachms of the Alexander type, including one on a large flan, countermarked on the obverse. Average grade is Choice VF. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 2089		Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Three silver tetradrachms of differing styles. Condition is VF with some porosity. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2090		Alexander III of Macedon. Ten tetradrachms, some lifetime issues, averaging About VF, with porosity, scratching and cuts observed. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 2091		An Array of Ten Alexander of Macedon Tetradrachms. From diverse mints, condition averages Fine; some are porous. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 1,100. View details	Realized $2,070

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