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Lot 1808 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Thessaly, Larissa. Silver Stater (12.03 g), ca. 356-342 BC EF. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair bound in ampyx. Reverse: ΛAPI-Σ-AIΩN, bridled stallion trotting right. Lorber & Shahar type 2, series A, dies O4/R2; BCD Thessaly II 311 (same dies); SNG Berry 541 (same obv. die). Well struck from elegant dies and nicely centered. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. A numismatist could spend years building just a collection centered solely on the coins of Larissa in Thessaly and probably never really complete it, such is the variety of the city's coinage. The facing head portraits of the nymph Larissa are some of the most beautiful in Greek coinage, showing the importance that the city attached to the artistry of its coinage. It would seem that the city even hosted a resident school of highly skilled die-engravers. This particularly fine stater is in a much better state of preservation than most found on the market, and it is also from truly handsome dies. Additionally, it is perfectly centered on both sides and struck on a nice full flan. It would certainly prove a highlight of any collection. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000 Ex CNG 88 (14 September 2011), 194. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1819 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.16 g), ca. 454-404 BC Superb EF. Helmeted head of Athena right, frontal eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; above to left, olive-spray with berry and crescent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14; SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Well struck, nicely centered on excellent metal with underlying luster. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1835 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Bosporan Kingdom. Asander. Gold Stater (8.18 g), as Archon, ca. 47-43 BC Sharpne. RY 4 (ca. 44/3 BC). Bare head of Asander right. Reverse: APXONTOΣ AΣANΔPOY [B]OΣΠOPOY, Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; above, date ([E]T [Δ]). MacDonald 192 (this coin illus.), otherwise unpublished. Very Rare. Signs of burnishing on obverse. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Asander's hair on his earlier dated staters as archon is close-cropped, while on year four only it is considerably longer, similar to that found on his staters as king. where he is also diademed. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000 Ex Gorny 97 (11 October 1999), 325. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1803 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Skythia, Geto-Dacians. Koson. Gold Stater (8.40 g), mid 1st century BC. KOΣΩN, Roman consul advancing left, accompanied by two lictors; in left field, monogram. Reverse: Eagle with wings displayed standing left on scepter, holding wreath in talon. Iliescu 1; RPC 1701. NGC grade Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1814 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Boiotia, Orchomenos. Silver Obol (0.91 g), ca. 525-500 BC EF. Grain kernel; to right, E (faint). Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with two incuse quadrants divided by a line. BCD Boiotia 189 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen -. Struck in high relief. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400 Ex CNG E193 (6 August 2008), 193; BCD Collection. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1830 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.29 g), ca. 375-300 BC Superb EF. Pegasos flying left; below, koppa. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; before neck, [I]; behind, Nike flying left, holding fillet. Pegasi 420; BCD Corinth 111. Lustrous and light toning around the devices. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1846 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum 1/24 Stater (0.64 g), 5th-4th centuries BC Superb EF. Perseus crouching right, head left, wearing cloak and winged hat, holding harpa and head of Medusa; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 162 (stater); SNG France 313. Superb Extremely Fine. Situated adjacent to the mouth of the river Aisepos on the southwest shore of the Propontis, Kyzikos was purported to be the first in a long line of Milesian colonies. The city possessed two fine harbors, both contributing greatly to its growth and prosperity. Traders plying the routes between the Aegean and Black Seas often stopped at Kyzikos to load tunnies, a main export as the fish were plentiful in the waters thereabouts. The significance of the types on Kyzikos' electrum coinage of the 5th and 4th centuries BC often elude us. Unlike the types found on the coinage of other cities which nearly always reference some important aspect of the issuing city and are ripe with meaning, the many diverse types found on Kyzikene coinage often have no apparent association to the cults, mythology or historical events of the city. The only consistent image is the tunny, and nearly always as an adjunct to the main type and seemingly of secondary importance. Because of this and the volume of trade transiting the borders, which of course affected nearly every aspect of life in the city, it has been suggested that the types perhaps derived from designs on Greek vases and other artworks that circulated in trade throughout the area. This is an interesting hypothesis with significant merit, and if correct would seem to be a phenomenon unique in Greek coinage. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1825 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (16.80 g), ca. 165-42 BC VF. Ca. 165-149/8 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos springing right. Reverse: A-ΘE, owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; in right field, two coiled serpents right; in left and right fields, monograms representing magistrates' names; Λ on amphora; all within laurel wreath. Cf. Thompson 81-5. Struck on a nice broad flan. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1841 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Bosporos Kingdom. Rheskuporis III, with Severus Alexander, Electrum Stater (7.72. Struck AD 225/6. under Severus Alexander. Diademed and draped bust of Rheskuporis III right. Reverse: Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right; before, star; below, date. MacDonald 565/4; Anokhin 642b; Shelov 560. The first four letters of the obverse legend crudely re-engraved. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 1809 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 Thessaly, Larissa. Silver Drachm (5.93 g), ca. 380-365 BC VF. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair bound with ampyx. Reverse: ΛAP-IΣ[A], the hero Thessalos preparing to vault onto the back of a bridled horse cantering right. Lorber & Shahar series 3, dies O1/R4, sp. a (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 291. Rare. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600 Ex Gorny & Mosch 204 (5 March 2012), 1345; Künker 94 (27 September 2004), 758. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91 ancient greek coinage	In order to view Prices please Login or Join

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