ancient greek coinage - Coin Auctions
 Lot 1896 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Galilaea, Diocaesarea-Sepphoris. Caracalla. AE (12.67 g), 198-217 CE VF. AYTO K AYP ANTONINOC, laureate head of Caracalla right. Reverse: [ΔI]OKAI-IEP [ACY AYTO], Zeus seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter, within tetrastyle temple with wreath in pediment. Meshorer, City Coins -; Rosenberger 3; SNG ANS 891. Dark brown patina with earthen highlights. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1864 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Pamphylia, Aspendos. Silver Stater (10.49 g), ca. 380-330/25 BC. Two nude wrestlers grappling; between, FN (N retrograde). Reverse: [EΣTFEΔIIYΣ], slinger preparing to hurl stone standing right; in right field, triskeles. Tekin series D; SNG BN 99-100. NGC grade VF; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $250 - 350 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1880 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel (tetradrachm(14.38 g, ca. 89/88 BC EF. Struck year 38 (HΛ) =89/88 BC. Laureate head of beardless Melqarth facing r. Reverse: Eagle standing l. on beak of ship, carrying palm under r. wing; to left, club and date; monogram behind eagle. BMC 130; Cf. S-5918. Well struck on an uneven flan with luster still present. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1891 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Ake-Ptolemais. Hadrian. AE (7.34 g), 117-138 CE VF. IMP TRA HADRIANO CAES[ARI], laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: COL PTOL, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Kadman, Akko 107; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 49; Rouvier 1531; RPC 3913. Black-green patina with sandy highlights. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1859 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ionia, Teos. Electrum 1/12 Stater (1.22 g), ca. 625-600 BC Choice VF. Head of griffin right. Reverse: Square incuse punch with a series of five lines dividing the incuse. Matzke series 0; cf. Bodenstedt E1 T (Phokaia). Very Rare. Choice Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1875 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Seleucid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-280 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17.16g) EF. Struck at Seleucia on the Tigris, 295/4 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: Athena, brandishing spear and holding shield, standing in chariot drawn right by four honred elephants; on left, BAΣIΛEΩΣ, in exergue, ΣEΛEYKOY around; monogram AB below. S-6831; Newell 50; Well struck and well centered with complete legends on the reverse. An unusually choice example and nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1886 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt. AE (8.85 g), 132-135 CE Choice VF. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Shim'on', grape leaf on vine. Reverse: 'For the Freedom of Jerusalem', palm tree with two bunches of dates. Mildenberg 134 (O11/R98); TJC 289; Hendin 1437. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1854 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ionia, Phokaia. Electrum Hekte (2.56 g), ca. 625-522 BC. Head of boar left; below, small seal left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 14. Boldly struck and lightly toned. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1870 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Cilicia, Tarsos. Mazaios. Silver Stater (10.77 g), Satrap, 361/0-334 BC Nearly M. BLRTZ (Aramaic), Baaltars seated left, head and torso facing, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter. Reverse: MZDY (Aramaic), lion attacking bull left; below, two Aramaic letters. Casabonne series 2A; cf. SNG BN 338-47 (controls); cf. SNG Levante 100-6 (same). Lustrous and untoned. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1897 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Ake-Ptolemais. Caracalla. AE (9.21 g), 198-217 CE VF. ANTONIN-VS [P F] AV, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right. Reverse: COL PTO in exergue, Tyche standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopiae, being crowned by Nike on short column to right, all within central arch of tetrastyle temple. Kadman, Akko 143; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 57; Rouvier 1021. Brown with reddish-orange earthen patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
