Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 62

The Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3067		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.97 g) minted posthumously at Kios, c. 270-240 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon above ear. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, resting left elbow on shield with aegis; in left field, club and monogram; in exergue, ear of grain (and letter?). Cf. Thompson (Essays Robinson) 179-185; Müller --. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3068		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Gold Stater (8.41 g) minted posthumously by Mithradates VI of Pontos, c. 88-86 BC, likely at Tomis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, "TO" beneath throne; in exergue, trident. Cf. SNG Cop 1090-1093; cf. Dewing 1359. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 3069		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Gold Stater (8.23 g) minted posthumously by Mithradates VI of Pontos, c. 88-86 BC at Tomis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; below, trident. SNG Cop 1091; Müller 273. Extremely Fine. The mintmark "TO" is found directly under the throne. Besides Tomis, staters bearing the mintmarks of Byzantion, Kallatis and Istros are often seen, all bearing a portrait more akin to Ariarathes of Cappadocia than to earlier depictions of Alexander the Great. Estimated Value $700 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 3070		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Gold Stater (8.22 g) minted posthumously by Mithradates VI of Pontos, c. 88-86 BC at Istros(?). Head right of the deified Alexander the Great. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; below, trident decorated with dolphins. Cf. SNG Cop 1094 var. (lambda in reverse field instead of delta). Very Fine. Minted at the time of the First Mithradatic War. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 3071		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Gold Stater (8.30 g) minted posthumously by Mithradates VI of Pontos, c. 88-86 BC at Tomis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; below, trident. SNG Cop 1091; Müller 273. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 3072		Kingdom of Thrace. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.45 g) minted c. 40-29 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. The model for the obverse of this gold stater is the reverse of a silver denarius minted by Brutus as moneyer, c. 54 BC. Koson was an ally of Brutus, so the familiar hats-off type was chosen; Koson certainly selected the wrong partisan! Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 3073		Kingdom of Thrace. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.73 g) minted c. 40-29 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. Lustrous; Virtually Mint State. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 3074		Kingdom of Thrace. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.54 g) minted c. 40-29 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. NGC graded AU; Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 3075		Kingdom of Thrace. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.42 g) minted c. 40-29 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. Lustrous; Virtually Mint State. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3076		Two EF Gold Staters from Thrace. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Figures advancing left/eagle. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,610
Lot 3077		Islands off Thrace, Thasos, c. 180-Early First Century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.82 g). Head right of young Dionysos wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: Herakles leaning on club; in left field, monogram. SNG Cop 1048 var. (different monogram). Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3078		Attica, Athens, c. 143-142 BC. AR "New Style" Tetradrachm (16.69 g). Head right of Athena, wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with palmette and griffin. Reverse: Owl standing right on overturned amphora; in right field, Artemis carrying torch; all within olive wreath. Cf. Thompson 697-709. Slightly doubled. Extremely Fine. Because of the strike, exact attribution to one Thompson number is not possible. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3079		Four Highly Collectible Silver Greek Issues. Aigina (archaic stater, porous Fine), Ephesos (tetradrachm, crystallized VG-F), two tetradrachms of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (G-VG). Lot of 4 coins. Estimated Value $375 - 450. View details	Realized $863
Lot 3080		Corinthia, Corinth, 360-338 BC. AR Stater (7.67 g). Pegasos with curled wing, walking left. Reverse: Helmeted head left of Athena; above, Nike flying right; in lower right field, dolphin. Cf. Calciati I, 325/1, only curled-wing Pegasos; SNG Delepierre --. Rare type, and this variant possibly unpublished. Somewhat porous; well-centered and nicely struck. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 3081		Corinthia, Corinth, c. 350-306 BC. AR Stater (8.50 g). Pegasos flying left. Reverse: Head left of Athena wearing laureated helmet; behind, cornucopiae with two ears of grain inside. Dewing 1751; Ravel 1012; Calciati (Pegasi) 430. Well centered; Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 3082		Three Silver Coins of Corinth. Archaic issues, not often seen, are present, with all being over-cleaned. Likely from the same hoard, condition averages Fine. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3083		Three Silver Coins. Two archaic staters of Corinth, as well as a Hellenistic tetradrachm of Kyme. Condition averages Fine. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $575
Lot 3084		Peloponnesos, Sikyon, c. 380-330 BC or a little earlier. AR Stater (11.76 g). Chimaera prowling left. Reverse: Dove flying left within olive wreath. BMC 19; Dewing 1832 var. NGC graded VF; Strike 4/5; Surface 3/5; horn silver. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3085		Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Pharnakes, c. 63-47 BC. Gold Stater (8.17 g) probably minted at Pantikapaion, 51-50 BC. Diademed head right of Pharnakes. Reverse: Apollo seated left on lion-footed throne, holding branch, left arm resting on kithara with tripod to left; in right field, date (year 247 of the Pontic era); under year, ivy leaf. Cf. Golenko and Karyszkow 12 - 3 (obverse die "y" as this specimen); MacDonald 186/2; Anokhin 220 var. (ivy leaf to left). Nick at edge. Extremely Fine. In a speedy five-day battle, Julius Caesar defeated Pharnakes' bid for territory in Pontos. Caesar then sent a message to the Roman Senate: "Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered". Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $31,050
Lot 3086		Paphlagonia, Kromna, c. 340-300 BC. AR Tetrobol (3.54 g). Laureate head left of Zeus. Reverse: Bust left of Hera. Waddington p. 184, 1. Beautifully toned, with the typical inoffensive flatly struck areas. Well-centered and of the best style of the period. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 700. The Durant Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 3087		Kingdom of Bithynia. Nikomedes III, 128-94 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.68 g) dated year 200 (99-98 BC). Diademed head right of king. Reverse: Zeus standing left; before, eagle left; year at feet. Waddington (Recueil Général I, 2) p. 231. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3088		Kingdom of Bithynia. Nikomedes IV, 94-74 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.53 g) dated year 205 (94-93 BC). Diademed head right of king. Reverse: Zeus standing left; before, eagle left; year at feet. Waddington (Recueil Général I, 2) p. 232. A few old scratches in left obverse field. Nicely toned in shades of blue and orange; Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3089		Kingdom of Bithynia. Nikomedes IV, c. 94-74 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.76 g) dated year 208 (90-89 BC). Diademed head right of king. Reverse: Zeus standing left; before, eagle left. Waddington (Recueil Général I, 2) p. 232. Die-break on cheek; underlying luster. NGC graded Ch XF; Strike 4/5; Surface 5/5. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 3090		Aiolis, Kyme, c. 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.65 g). Diademed head right of the Amazon Kyme. Reverse: Horse prancing right; below, vase with one handle and magistrate's name underneath exergual line; all within laurel wreath. Oakley (ANS MN 27) pl. 3, 13.b (these dies). Natural die-break on obverse cheek. Nicely centered and struck; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 850. Ex Christie's auction 12 VI 93, lot 45. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 3091		Aiolis, Kyme, c. 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.68 g). Diademed head right of the Amazon Kyme. Reverse: Horse prancing right; below, vase with one handle; all within laurel wreath. Oakley (ANS MN 27) plate 12, 64a (these dies); SNG Cop 105. Choice Very Fine. Only two die pairings are known for the magistrate Herakleides, whose name appears below the reverse exergual line. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 3092		Lesbos, Mytilene, c. 377-326 BC. Electrum Hekte (2.54 g). Head right of youthful Dionysos wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: Head right of Io with small cow's horn, within linear square. Bodenstedt 81 (plate 56); cf. Dewing 2238. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3093		Lesbos, Mytilene, c. 377-326 BC. Electrum Hekte (2.57 g). Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Snake within linear square. Bodenstedt 96 (plates 31 and 59). Reverse hairline scratch; centered a bit to bottom. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 3094		Two Greek Coins. An electrum hekte of Lesbos (scratched; F-VF) is paired with a tetradrachm of Macedon as a Roman Province (VF). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details	Realized $604
Lot 3095		Ionia, Phokaia, c. 480-450 BC. Electrum Hekte (or Sixth Stater; 2.59 g). Forepart of rooster left with seal above to right. Reverse: Irregular incuse square. Bodenstedt 40. Exceedingly rare. Superb detail. Virtually Mint State. One of only three known. The upturned swirls and dotting are elements of archaic art. With the seal, these aspects point to a date close to 480 BC. A wonderful coin! Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,638
Lot 3096		Kingdom of Lydia. Time of Alyattes to Kroisos, c. 600-560 BC. Electrum Trite (or Third Stater; 4.73 g). Lion's head right with open jaw; on nose, sun with multiple rays (or globular wart). Reverse: Irregular incuse square divided. Rosen 653; SNG Kayhan 1013; Dewing 2421; Weidauer Ser. XVI. Very well delineated for issue. Extremely Fine. While many catalogues suggest two incuse punches were employed for the reverse of this historical coin type, on the present specimen there can be seen two die-breaks which go across the division of the incuses. This gives support to the theory of one punch, or possibly of one rectangular die holding two smaller square incuses. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,220
Lot 3097		Kingdom of Lydia, c. 550 BC or later. AR Siglos (of Half-Stater; 5.27 g). Foreparts of lion and bull, facing each other. Reverse: Two incuse squares. Dewing 2428; BMC 45. Toned. NGC graded Ch F; Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5; banker's mark on edge. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3098		Two Fractional Gold Coins. 1/24 (electrum) stater probably of Lydia (cf. Rosen 283) and a tenth stater of Kyrene (heads of Zeus and Nymph; BMC 153). Condition averages About VF. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 3099		Lycia, Uncertain Dynast, c. 480-430 BC or later. AR Stater (9.89 g). On circular shield, Pegasos with curved wing, flying right; below, letters (?). Reverse: Curved triskelion within incuse. Cf. BMC 121 var. (direction of obverse type). NGC graded Ch VF; Strike 3/5; Surface 3/5. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 3100		Cilicia, Tarsos, Satrapal Coinage. Pharnabazos, 379-374 BC. AR Stater (10.85 g). Baaltars enthroned left. Reverse: Bust left of helmeted warrior (Ares?). SNG Paris 256; SNG Levante --. Underlying luster and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 3101		Cilicia, Tarsos. Mazaios, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (10.94 g). Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, holding eagle, grain ear and bunch of grapes in right hand; in left hand, lotus-tipped scepter. Reverse: Lion attacking bull kneeling left. Cf. SNG Levante 335. Flan mark on chest. Wonderfully detailed; Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $874
Lot 3102		Cilicia, Tarsos. Mazaios, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (11.14 g). Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, holding eagle, grain ear and bunch of grapes in right hand; in left hand, lotus-tipped scepter. Reverse: Lion attacking bull kneeling left. Dewing 2510; cf. BMC pl. XXX, 12. Natural striking weakness at periphery. Extremely Fine. The multitudinous variants of this important type include inscription placements and letters presumably indicating magisrates, treasury officials and control numbers. Because there are so many permutations, this fact points to an immense coinage. Does the obverse depiction remind the reader of any other mass issue? Hint - alter the face of Baal and direction it is facing. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Superior's 30 V 95 sale, lot 7951. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3103		Cilicia, Tarsos. Mazaios, 361-334 BC. AR Stater (10.93 g). Baal of Tarsos enthroned left, holding eagle and lotus-tipped scepter. Reverse: Lion attacking bull kneeling left. Dewing 2510. Somewhat weakly struck on the obverse, giving the reverse an extra sharpness, almost a medallic quality. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3104		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos I, 280-261 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.96 g) minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed head right of Antiochos I. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow. Houghton and Lorber I, 379.3; Newell (ESM) 149. Choice Very Fine. The portrait resembles some issues of his dissolute son, Antiochos II. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $661
Lot 3105		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV, 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.85 g) minted at Ake-Ptolemais in Palestine. Diademed head right of Antiochos IV. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; under bow, monogram; under exergual line, monogram (off flan on this specimen). Houghton (ANS NAC #4) 777 (same obverse die); cf. Mørkholm Essays, p. 47. Small chip at 5:30 on reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3106		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Demetrios I, 162-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.25 g) minted at Antioch, 151-150 BC. Diademed head right of Demetrios I within laurel wreath border. Reverse: Tyche seated left on throne, holding scepter and cornucopiae; in exergue, date (year 162 of the Seleukid era). Newell (Antioch) 130-132 (monograms off flan). Very Fine. During the year in which this coin was struck, Ptolemaic forces allied themselves with Cappadocians and Pergamenes to defeat Demetrios I. The king himself was killed in this battle. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3107		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Demetrios II, First Reign, 146-138 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91 g) likely minted at Mopsos, c. 146-142 BC. Diademed head right of youthful Demetrios II. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow; at feet, on exergual line, lighted fire altar; monogram at lower right and lower left (weakly struck). Hoover (Coins of the Seleucid Empire, Part II) 499 variety (probably same obverse die). Rare and seemingly unpublished with altar at feet. Obverse moderately double-struck. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. The lighted fire altar is the mintmark of Mopsos, a city on the river Pyramos in Cilicia. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 3108		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.73 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VII. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear. Newell (Antioch) 289. Depression on obverse at 1 o'clock. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 3109		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.27 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VII. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear. Newell (Antioch) 282. Somewhat porous reverse; excellent portrait. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3110		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII, 125-120 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.48 g) minted at Ake-Ptolemais in Palestine. Jugate busts right of Cleopatra and Antiochos. Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and scepter; to left, monogram. Houghton (ANS NAC 4) 804; Newell (ANS NNM 84) plate 13, 8. Particularly bold portraits; Extremely Fine and quite rare. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 3111		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII, 125-120 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.48 g) minted at Damascus, 121-120 BC. Jugate busts right of Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter; in exergue, date (year 192 of the Seleukid era). Houghton 849 (these dies); cf. Dewing 2628; Newell (ANS NNM 84) 88. Bold portraits. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 3112		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII, 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.67 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus standing left holding star and scepter; all within laurel wreath. Houghton (ANS ACNAC #4) 322 var. (no "N" to right). Small patch of silver chloride on reverse. Nearly Mint State. Some of the malevolent activities of this ruler and his mother Cleopatra Thea rival those of the decadent Roman emperors. His sobriquet "Grypos" translates to "Hook-nosed." Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 3113		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII, 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.49 g) minted at Akko. Diademed head right of Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding star and scepter; all within laurel wreath. Houghton (ANS ACNAC #4) 812; Newell (ANS NNM 84) p. 25, 28. Some well-disguised scratches on reverse. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3114		Three VF Greek Silver Coins. Incorporating an earlier tetradrachm of the Seleukid Kingdom, another tetradrachm of Seleukeia in Syria (dated year 4) and a drachm of Massalia. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $633
Lot 3115		Phoenicia, Sidon. Baalshallim II, c. 386-372 BC. AR Double Shekel (26.90 g). War galley traveling left over waves. Reverse: Bearded king in horse-drawn cart; behind, Egyptian attendant. Betlyon (ANS MN 21) 16. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 3116		Phoenicia, Tyre, 89/88 BC. AR Shekel (14.37 g) dated year 38. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow; in left field, year. BMC 132. A few marks. Superb Extremely Fine. An excellent example of the "30 Pieces of Silver" paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Christ. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150

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