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Lot 3378 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Eukratides I right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY above, EYKPATIΔOY in exergue, the Dioskouroi, each holding spear and palm, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465; HGC 12, 131. Magnificent high relief style with a delicate iridescent tone. One of the finest Eukratides tetradrachms we have seen. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3267 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.13 g), 336-323 BC. Paphos, ca. 322/1 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; in tiny letters amongst the tufts of hair along the front rim of the lion's skin; NIKOKΛEOYΣ. Reverse BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] to left of scepter, AΛEΞANΔPO[Y] in right field, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, ΠAΦ monogram; below throne, grain ear. Price 3122; May 12-4. Carefully extended dies, boldly struck with incredible detail including the name of the Paphos king. Nearly Mint State. This tetradrachm is part of a discrete issue that clandestinely bears the name NIKOKΛEOYΣ on the obverse. As the name is found on seven different dies of varying style, it cannot be the name of the artist. Thus, the inescapable conclusion is that it is the name of the king of Paphos, Nikokles. Nikokles is known to have subsequently struck tetradrachms in his own name, so exactly why he was so careful to hide his name on these coins is not known. According to Price, the issue was probably struck at the time he was allied with Ptolemy I in his war against the Cypriot cities of Kition and Marion. Later, ca. 310/9 BC after Ptolemy had gained control of the entire island, Nikokles intrigued with Antigonos Monopthalmos, but Ptolemy sent a force against him under Argaios and Kallikrates. The generals surrounded the palace and ordered Nikokles to commit suicide, which he did along with the rest of his family including his wife, daughters and two brothers. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3283 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.0 g), 336-323 BC. Perge, civic year 19 (203/2 BC). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, IΘ. Price 2931; Colin emission 19 (dies not recorded). We note some flatness of strike around the obverse rim. Underlying luster, lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex NAC 64 (17-18 May 2012), 2191. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3344 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Islands off Caria, Rhodes. Silver Drachm (2.6 g), ca. 88-85 BC. Maes, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios right. Reverse: P-O, rose with bud to left; in right field, headdress of Isis; above, magistrate's name: MAHΣ; all within incuse square. Jenkins grp. E, 246; SNG Copenhagen 836; HGC 6, 1461. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3234 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Celtic, Eastern Europe. Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.6 g), 1st century BC. Wreathed head of young Dionysos right. Reverse Devolved legend, Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, arm and draped lion's skin have merged. Lukanc grp. IV, esp. 1190 and 1201; OTA class II; Kostial 971-4; CCCBM 223-5, S210-1. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3278 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.21 g), 336-323 BC. Uncertain mint in Cilicia, ca. 323-317 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, wreath; below throne, ΔI. Price 2949 (Side?). Boldly stuck and lustrous. NGC grade Extremely Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface : 2/5. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3323 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Paphlagonia, Sinope. Silver drachm (6.0 g), ca. 330-300 BC. Ikesi…, magistrate. Head of nymph left, hair held hair in sakkos, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; before, aplustre. Reverse ΣINΩ, sea-eagle on dolphin left; above tail feathers, magistate's name: IKE[ΣI]. SNG BM -; SNG Stancomb -; RG 31. Lustrous and superb. Mint State. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3273 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.26 g), 336-323 BC. Amphipolis, 316-314. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headress. Reverse: [AΛ]EΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, aplustre; below throne, Π-pellet monogram. Price 129; Thompson issue L3. Toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3303 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Thessaly, Thessalian League. Silver Stater (6.34 g), late 2nd-mid 1st century BC. Philok(rates) and Epikra(tides), magistrates. Laureate head of Zeus. Reverse: ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, Athena Itonia advancing right, wielding spear and holding forth shield; above spear and in exergue, magistrates' names: ΦI-ΛOK and EΠIKPA; in right field, ΠA monogram. BCD Thessaly II 871.1 (same obv. die); SNG Berry 556 (same obv. die). Superb, Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3268 - ancient greek - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III the Great. Silver Tetradrachm (17.2 g), 336-323 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Macedonian helmet. Price 113; Troxell issue H3. A stunning example, lustrous with hints of delicate rose toning. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 ancient greek	In order to view Prices please Login or Join