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Lot 3140 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3140 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Ionia, Uncertain mint. Electrum Stater (13.89 g), ca. 525-500 BC. Milesian standard. Ram kneeling right, head turned to look back. Reverse: Rectangular punch between two smaller square punches. Weidauer 53 (this coin); Rosen -; SNG Kayhan -. Well centered on a round planchet. Nicely toned. Very rare. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000.
Ex Hess-Leu 45 (1970), 274.

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Lot 3103 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3103 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (15.97g). Early posthumous issue. Head of young Heakles right clad in lion headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left on backless throne, holding eagle and sceptre. Cf. 6721. Toned. NGC graded Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

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Lot 3119 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3119 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Sikyonia, Sikyon. Silver Stater (12.25 g), ca. 335-330 BC. ΣE below, chimaera prowling left; above, wreath above. Reverse: Dove flying left; before, A; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 220 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen -. An incredible gem example. Lustrous. Mint State.

This beautiful Sikyon stater comes from the very last issue, and should probably be connected with Alexander's appeal for mercenaries from the Peloponnese in 334 BC. All of the staters from this issue have a wreath on the obverse, and the letters N, I or A on the reverse. Of the three letter varieties, those with the letter A are the least common.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.

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Lot 3135 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3135 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (16.00 g), 5th-4th centuries BC. Orestes kneeling left, holding sword and resting on omphalos; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 165; SNG BN -. Well centered on a full planchet. A very choice example and delicately toned. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
Ex The New York Sale IV (17 January 2002), 188.

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Lot 3146 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3146 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lycian Dynasts. Artumpara. Silver Stater (7.63 g), ca. 400-370 BC. Xanthos(?). Forepart of lion right. Reverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; in right field, diskeles; all within dotted circle within incuse circle. Falghera -; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. -; Traité II 501. Rare. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 3114 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3114 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.15 g), ca. 454-404 BC. 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. Luster present. Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.

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Lot 3130 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3130 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (16.07 g), ca. 550-500 BC. Sphinx seated left; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 72; SNG BN 200. Deep-cracked planchet. Well centered and boldly struck. A pleasing depiction of the classic sphinx. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000.

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Lot 3109 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3109 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.26 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Pella, ca. 286/5-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in outer left field, HP monogram; in outer right field, KAT monogram. Thompson 248; cf. Müller 353 (monogram position). Excellent metal. A superb example, fully lustrous and frosty, struck in high relief of the best style. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.

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Lot 3125 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3125 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Pontos, Amisos. Under Mithradates VI Eupator. Æ (7.31 g), ca. 85-65 BC. Aegis. Reverse: AMI-ΣOY, Nike advancing right, holding palm; in fields flanking, monograms. RG 44; SNG BMC 1180-2; SNG Stancomb 689. Exceptional for the issue. Dark green and brown patina. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), 407.

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Lot 3141 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3141 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Islands off Ionia, Chios. Electrum Stater (14.11 g), ca. 525-510 BC. Sphinx seated right on dotted ground line. Reverse: Incuse square punch. Baldwin 1; Mavrogordato 3. Well centered on a nice round planchet. Lovely strike for the type. Extremely Rare. Delicately toned. Choice Very Fine.

Nicholas Hardwick cites just eighteen specimens of this rare coinage (see Proceedings of the 11th International Numismatic Congress, September 8-13, 1991, I, pp. 211-22).
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex NFA.

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