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Lot 3105 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3105 - 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 (16.95g). Early posthumous issue. Head of young Heakles right clad in lion headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne with back, holding eagle and sceptre. Cf. 6721. Toned. NGC graded Very Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3121 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3121 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Elis, Olympia. 134th-143rd Olympiads. Silver Drachm (4.87 g), ca. 244-208 BC. Kat…, magistrate. Eagle flying right, holding hare in talons. Reverse: F - A, winged thunderbolt with volutes above and below; K-(AT) monogram flanking. Schwabacher grp. IV; cf. BCD Olympia 261 (K-A flanking). Underlying luster present. Lightly toned. NGC grade Ch AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. A wonderful example.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3137 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3137 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (15.97 g), 5th-4th centuries BC. Pegasos running right; below, tunny right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 176; SNG BN 321. Filing marks on the devices. Lovely strike. Lovely archaic style and well centered. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000.

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Lot 3116 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3116 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.19 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. Lovely fine style, uncleaned with original patination. Unusually well centered on both sides. NGC graded Choice Extra Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5 .
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.

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Lot 3132 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3132 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (15.98 g), ca. 500-450 BC. Griffin seated left, raising foreleg; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 99; SNG BN 239-40. Well centered on an oval planchet. Lightly toned. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
Ex The New York Sale IV (17 January 2002), 181.

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Lot 3148 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3148 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Pamphylia, Side. Silver Tetradrachm (16.79 g), ca. 205-100 BC. St…, magistrate. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath; in left field, pomegranate above magistrate's name: CT. SNG BN -; SNG von Aulock 4792. A superb example. The finest specimen in style and quality we have ever seen. Mint State.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.

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Lot 3111 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3111 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Æ (2.36 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Lysimacheia. Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] ΛYΣIMAΧOY, forepart of lion right; in left field, caduceus and monogram. SNG Copenhagen 1160; Müller 83. Uniform dark brown patina. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

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Lot 3127 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3127 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (15.96 g), 5th-4th centuries BC. Sphinx seated left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze -; SNG BN -; Hurter & Liewald I 27. Well centered on an irregular planchet. A stunning depiction of the Sphinx. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
Ex The New York Sale IV (17 January 2002), 183.

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Lot 3143 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3143 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Ionia, Teos. Electrum 1/12 Stater (1.22 g), ca. 625-600 BC. 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.

The style of the griffin's head as well as the punch die with the dividing lines is quite unlike anything from Phokaia. The griffin's head, though, is identical to that found on the silver fractions from Teos.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3106 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3106 - 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 (16.97g). Early posthumous iss ue. Head of young Heakles right clad in lion headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left on backless throne, holding eagle and sceptre, Λ and race-torch. Cf. 6721. Lightly toned. NGC graded Very fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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