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Sale 74
June Long Beach Coin Auction
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Lot 3533 |
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Parthian Kingdom. Mithridates II, 123-88 BC. Silver Drachm. King's diademed and cuirassed bust left with long pointed beard. Reverse: Archer seated right on omphalos, holding bow. Sear 7370. ANACS graded EF-45 .
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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| Realized
$173 |
Lot 3534 |
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Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates II, c. 123-88 BC. Silver Drachm (3.9g). Minted at Ecatana. Diademed bust facing left; mint mark behind. Reverse: Archer seated right. Sellwood 24/30. Shore 75; Tiny flan crack at 1 o'clock, Dark tone. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex Superior's The Frank Grove and Robert Grover Collections, June 11-12, 1986, lot 1526 The Arden Collection.
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$173 |
Lot 3535 |
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Parthian Kingdom. Phraates IV, 38-2 BC. Silver Drachm (3.9g). Bare-headed bust of Phraates IV left with royal wart, pointed beard and wearing diadem; eagle behind head crowning king. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne holding bow, legend and monogram below bow. Sellwood 52.10; Shore 276. Sunrise 392. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
The Arden Collection.
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$196 |
Lot 3536 |
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Elymaian Kingdom. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Ca. 82/1-73/2 BC. Silver Drachm (3.9g). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon, S.E. 235 (78/7 BC).). Jugate draped busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed, and his queen, Anzaze, wearing stephane, left; behind busts, anchor mintmark. Reverse: Belos seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in inner left field, monogram; in exergue, date. Cf. Haaff 7.1.2, subtypes 2A and 2B (monogram); Alram 455; cf. Suse pl. LXXII, 12 (date). Sunrise 471.Very rare issue and seemingly unrecorded with this monogram on the reverse. Excellent style and condition for this normally crude issue. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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Lot 3537 |
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Kingdom of Persis. Autophradates II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. Silver Drachm (4.1g). Diademed bearded head of Autophradates II right, wearing kyrbasia surmounted by an eagle. Reverse: Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda with the god above, between king, on left, standing right and standard surmounted by eagle, on right. Klose & Müseler 3/2; Alram 547. Sunrise 576. Very light die-shift. Excellent metal, lightly toned and struck in high relief. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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| Realized
$391 |
Lot 3538 |
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Persis Kingdom. Vahsir (?), Silver Hemidrachm (2.03g), ca 1st Century BC. Diademed head of the bearded King facing left. Reverse: Vahsir before altar. BMC 28 237-240. NGC graded Choice XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$207 |
Lot 3539 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinöe II, Ptolemy I and Berenike I. 285-246 BC. Gold Teetradrachm (13.80g). Alexandria, ca. 265 BC. Busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinöe II, diademed and veiled, right; behind, Gallic shield. Reverse. Busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled, right. Svoronos 604; SNG Copenhagen 133. Several bumps and scrapes, edge ding and bent. Sharpness of Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300.
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$2,415 |
Lot 3540 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Died 270 BC. Gold Octadrachm. Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII. ca. 170-116 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II facing right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K. Reverse: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Minute edge filing. Lusterous surfaces throughout and struck in high relief. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 13,000.
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$11,500 |
Lot 3541 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Died 270 BC. Gold Octadrachm. Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII. ca. 170-116 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II facing right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K. Reverse: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Scratches and marks in the fields, slightly wavy flan. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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Lot 3542 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Died 270 BC. Gold Octadrachm. Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII. ca. 170-116 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II facing right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K. Reverse: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. Scratches, marks and edge bruises. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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| Unsold |
Lot 3543 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Cleopatra VII, Thea Neotera. 51-30 BC. Bronze Diobol (80 Drachmai). Alexandria mint. (16.20g; 27mm). Diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra VII facing right. Reverse: Eagle with closed wings standing left on thunderbolt; cornucopia to left. Svor. 1871; SNG Cop. 419-21. Hard brown patina. Nice Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
Ex CNG 296, lot 104.
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| Realized
$529 |
Lot 3544 |
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13-piece lot of Greek Silver Coins. Includes : 2 Persian sigloi; 2 Shekels of Tyre; 2 drachms of Alexander the Great; 1 Corinthian stater; 2 Syrian tetradrachms; 1 Lysimachus tetradrachm; 1 Ptolemaic tetradrachm; 1 Achaean League hemidrachm and a Parthian drachm. Average grade is Fine. Lot of 13 coins.
Estimated Value $900 - 1,000.
Ex Superior Stamp & Coin Co., circa 1970s The Arden Collection.
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$1,553 |
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