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Lot 1779 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1779 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander I. Silver Octadrachm (28.54 g), 498-454 BC EF. Ca. 492-480/79 BC. Horse standing right; behind, soldier standing right, wearing chlamys and petasos, holding two spears. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Raymond pl. II, 4-6; SNG ANS 1. Very Rare. Well centered and toned. An unusually choice example as most examples have large flan cracks and defects. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $20,000-UP

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1795 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1795 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Thrace, Abdera. 360-350 BC. Silver Tetrobol (2.3g) VF. Iromnemonos, magisterate, ca. 353 BC. Griffin springing left. Reverse: Kantharos within linear square within shallow incuse square; around, magistrate's name. May 443 (A298/P350); Jameson 2459 (these dies). Very Fine. Estimated Value $70 - 90

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Lot 1774 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1774 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.13 g), 466-405 BC Abo. Ca. 440-430 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, ketos (off flan). Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, Head of Arethusa right, hair tied in knot at top of head; four dolphins around. Boehringer 604 (V296/R410); SNG ANS 199 (same obv. die); Jameson 775 (same dies); Nanteuil 343 (same dies); Weber 1588 (same dies). Fine delicate style with pastel tones. Rare and very desirable. About Very Fine / Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

Ex Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), 4016.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1790 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1790 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Drachm (4.25 g), 336-323 BC. Kolophon, ca. 322-319 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in right field, spear head; below throne, star. Price 1761. Untoned. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $300 - 400

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Lot 1769 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1769 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (7.81 g), ca. 302-290 BC EF. Philiarchos, Sa…, and Aga…, magistrates. Youth on horseback right, crowning horse with wreath; behind and below in two lines, magistrates' names: ΣA and ΦIΛI/APΧOΣ. Reverse: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding bunch of grapes; below, magistrate's name: AΓA. Vlasto 673-6; HN Italy 960. Lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300

Ex Triskeles 1 (3 May 2013), 2.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1785 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1785 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.15 g), 336. Amphipolis, ca. 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣ-IΛ-EΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, tripod. Price 115, Troxell grp. H5. Delicately toned. Lovely high relief style. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900

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Lot 1764 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1764 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Celtic. Northwest Gaul. Gold 1/4 Stater (1.98 g), 3rd-early 2nd century BC Nearl. Diademed head right; no symbol below neck truncation. Reverse: Rider, holding torque, on horseback galloping left; before, large bird, standing right, pecking at horse's head; above horse's head, stellate ornament with either two or three rays. Cf. Delestrée & Tache 28 (with symbol below neck and quatrefoil above horse's head); cf. LT 8390 (same); cf. Sills class 1, 229-30 (quatrefoil); cf. Scheers series 4, class 2. A charming little jewel and excellent style. Only the third known example. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Sills notes three findspots in Kent and Nottinghamshire with the two examples found in Kent of the same variety as the coin offered here. Two further examples are in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale, but have the ornament below the diademed head on the obverse and a quatrefoil stellate ornament on the reverse above the horse's head. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500

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Lot 1780 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1780 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater, 359-336 BC EF. Minted at Amphipolis, ca. 340/336-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY in exergue, charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga right; below horse's forelegs, shield. Le Rider 388 (D166/R287); SNG ANS 161 (same obv. die). Unusually well centered. Lustrous. A beautiful fine style gold stater. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000

Ex Freeman & Sear Sale, Feb. 10-11, 2004, lot 107.

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Lot 1796 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1796 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Moesia, Istros. Silver 1/4 Drachm (1.61 g), 4th century BC Nearly Mint State. Facing male heads, the right inverted. Reverse: IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin in talons; below, AΓ or AΠ monogram. AMNG I 443; SNG BM 250. This denomination is very scarce. Well struck in high relief. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $700 - 800

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Lot 1775 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1775 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy 440-420 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.22g). Slow quadriga to right, horses crowned by Nike flying right. Reverse: ΣYPAKOΣION. Head of Arthusa right wearing wide tainia with four dolphins around. Hoover 1316; Boehringer 631. Well struck and lightly toned. Unusually well centered for this rare issue. NGC AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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