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Sale 85
May 31-June 2, 2015 Pre Long Beach
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Lot 3050 |
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Seleucid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Gold Stater (8.5 g), 312-280 BC. Babylon I, in the name of Alexander the Great, ca. 311-305 BC. Head of Athena,wearing crested Corinthian helemet with sphinx on bowl. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔEPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, MI; below left wing, MP monogram in wreath. Price 3749; SC 81.3. Wonderful style. Some underlining luster. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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| Unsold |
Lot 3051 |
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Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (17 g), 312-281 BC. Aradus, struck in the name of Alexander III "the Great". Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞAΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, anchor with ΩP monogram; below throne, Π. Price 3353; SNG Copenhagen 791; Müller 1506. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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| Realized
$564 |
Lot 3052 |
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Phoenicia, Byblos. Silver Shekel (13.19 g), ca. 350-340 BC. Likely under Azbaal. Galley left with three Hoplite warriors holding shields above bulwark; below, hippocamp left above murex shell. Reverse: Lion attacking bull. SNG Copenhagen 132; Mitchiner 137; Dewing 2662. Lustrous and untoned. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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| Realized
$1,351 |
Lot 3053 |
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Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel (14.2g), ca. 126-65 BC. Local date 30, ca. 97 BC. Laureate head of Melqart right. Reverse: TYPOYIEPAΣ KAIAΣYΛOY, eagle standing left; left field LΛ (date) above club; right field, palm above, HPA monogram; between legs, Phoenician letter. BMC 117. Popular "30 Pieces of Silver" of biblical fame. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.
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| Realized
$940 |
Lot 3054 |
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Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II. AR Tetradrachm (13.92 g), 145-116 BC. Salamis, regnal year 33 (138/7 BC). Diademed bust of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date LΛΓ; in right field, mint mark ΣA. SNG Copenahagen 577 (same dies); Svoronos 1543. Attractively toned and excellent silver. NGC graded AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
We note that the NGC description attributes this coin to the incorrect regnal year.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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| Realized
$1,058 |
Lot 3055 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum 1/5 Stater (1.4 g), ca. 350-270 BC. Cornear wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing pendant earing and necklace. Reverse: Horse standing right, head turned back. SNG Copenhagen 135. A well-centered delightful little Carthaginian coin. Traces of luster. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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| Realized
$2,468 |
Lot 3056 |
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Zeugitania, Carthage. Gold 1/10 Stater (0.8 g), ca. 350-320 BC. Palm tree. Reverse: Horse head right. Jenkins Croup III, cf. 145; SNG Copenhagen 132-3. Minor strike flaw on obverse at 11 o'clock, minute flow of extra metal. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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| Realized
$1,293 |
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