ancient greek coinage - Coin Auctions
 Lot 1867 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Cilicia, Tarsos. Datames. Silver Stater (10.24 g), Satrap of Cilicia and Cappado. Ca. 370 BC. Baaltars seated partly right, holding grain ear, grape bunch and eagle-tipped scepter; to right, thymiaterion; all within crenelated wall. Reverse: Ana, nude, standing right, pointing towards Datames standing left; between, thymiaterion; all within square square border within linear border. Casabonne series 3; Moysey issue 5; SNG BN 290. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1883 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Judaea, Jewish War. Silver 1/2 Shekel (6.27 g), 66-70 CE Choice VF. Year 1 (66/7 CE). 'Half of a shekel' around, '[year] 1' above, omer cup with smooth rim and pellet to either side. Reverse: 'Jerusalem [the] holy', sprig of three pomegranates. TJC 188; Hendin 1355. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1894 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. AE (14.64 g). Æ 23 (14.64 g), 161-180 CE. [IMP CAES] ANTONINVS ET COMO[DVS], confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius, on left, and Lucius Verus, on right, both laureate, draped and cuirassed. Reverse: COL AE-[L C]AP, draped bust of Sarapis right, wearing kalathos. Meshorer, Aelia 57 corr. (obv. legend); Kadman, Aelia 63; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger -; SNG ANS 607. Rare. Attractive dark brown patina with earthen highlights. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1862 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Pamphylia, Aspendos. Silver Stater (10.69 g), ca. 420-410 BC Choice VF. Two nude wrestlers grappling, the wrestler on the left grasping the leg of the wrestler on the right. Reverse: EΣT (retrograde, at lower right), slinger preparing to hurl stone standing right; in right field, triskeles; between legs, c/m: goat kneeling left, head right, within rectangular incuse. Tekin series 1; cf. SNG BN 44-8 (position of legend). Pleasing archaic style. Toned. 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 1878 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Arados. Uncertain king. Silver Stater (10.12 g), ca. 348/7-339/8 EF. Laureate head of Ba‘al-Arwad right. Reverse: 'MAB' above, galley wit Pataikos right; three waves below; all within dotted square border within incuse square. Betlyon 26; cf. HGC 10, 31. Rarely seen this choice. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1857 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Islands off Ionia, Samos. Silver Tetradrachm (14.64 g), ca. 408/4-380/66 BC EF. Hegemon(eos?), magistrate. Facing lion's scalp. Reverse: ΣA, forepart of bull right; to left, laurel branch; above, magistrate's name: HΓHMΩN; all within shallow incuse square. Barron class X, -; HGC 6, 1218. Underlying luster present, lightly toned. Rare The impressive lion's scalp well struck in high relief. Extremely Fine/ Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1873 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Commagenian Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. AE 28 mm (12.58 g), AD 38-72 Choice. BACIΛEYC M-EΓ ANTIOXOC EΠI, diademed and draped bust of Antiochos IV right. Reverse: KOMMA-ΓHNON, scorpion within wreath. RPC 3854; cf. Nercessian 199 (obv. legend). Two-toned brown patina. Excellent detail. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1889 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Syria, Decapolis. Hippos-Sussita. Domitian. AE (10.54 g), 81-96 CE Choice VF. ΔOMITIA[N K]AICAP, laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: IΠΠH-NΩN, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding forth wreath and cornucopiae; in left field, A. Spijkerman -; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 5; SNG ANS -; RPC 2104. Extremely Rare. Dark green patina with subtle sandy highlights around the devices. Choice Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1820 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.2g), 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 cresent; all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Svoronos pl. 14 SNG Copenhagen 31-40. Well centered and all elements present on the flan. Luster present. NGC Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1836 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Bosporan Kingdom. Asander. Gold Stater (7.96 g), as King, ca. 43-16 BC VF. RY 16 (ca. 32/1 BC). Diademed head of Asander right. Reverse: BAΣIΛE[ΩΣ] AΣANΔPO[Y], Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; in inner left field, date (ςI). MacDonald 205; cf. Anokhin 235 (date written Iς); Shelov 17. Very Rare. Minor edge scrapes. Very Fine. Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
