The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Coin Auctions
Lot 1756 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Byblos. 'Ozba'al. Silver Shekel (13.18 g), ca. 400-365 BC EF. 'Z (in Phoenician) between galley and tail of hippocamp, three hoplites on galley with prow terminating in lion's head left above waves; below, hippocamp left above murex shell. Reverse: 'ZB'L MLK GBL, lion attacking bull left. Cf. Betlyon 14; cf. Rouvier 641 (1/16 shekel); SNG Copenhagen 132. Lightly toned and unusually well struck for this issue. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1751 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Lydian Kingdom. Time of Cyrus to Darios I. Silver 1/2 Stater (or Siglos) (5.15 g. Sardis. Confronted foreparts of lion, on left, and bull, on right. Reverse: Double incuse punch. Berk 22; SNG Kayhan 1024-6; Traité I 409. Attractive old toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1762 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Magas. Silver Didrachm (7.65 g), as Ptolemaic governor, first. Head of Karneios right. Reverse: KY-PA, silphion plant; in left field, serpent coiled left; in right field, I and ΠO monogram. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1239 (head left); cf. SNG Delepierre 767 (no serpent); cf. BMC 243-5 (head left). Very Rare. Some light porosity. Well struck and well centered. Fine style and lightly toned. Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1757 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Persia, Alexandrine Empire. Satrapal issue. Silver Tetradrachm (16.91 g), ca. 32. Baal seated left, holding scepter. Reverse: Lion prowling left; above, spearhead. Nicolet-Pierre 2. Rare. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1752 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Carian Satraps. Hidrieus. Silver Tetradrachm (15.18 g), ca. 351/0-344/3 BC About. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right. Reverse: Zeus Labraundos standing right; between foot and spear, E. SNG Keckman -; SNG Kayhan 880; SNG von Aulock 8046; Traité II 100. With an attractive iridescent tone. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1763 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Zeugitania, Carthage. Electrum Stater (7.37 g), ca. 290-270 BC EF. Head of Tanit left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace. Reverse: Horse standing right. Jenkins & Lewis grp. VII, 356 (same obv. die); MAA 13. Well struck in deep yellow electrum. We note an old dig below the chin of Tanit. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1758 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Achaemenid Kingdom. Darios I to Xerxes I. Silver Siglos (5.27 g), ca. 505-480 BC. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow. Reverse: Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice type II; Meadows 320; Sunrise 21. Uniform antique cabinet toning. Perfectly centered. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1753 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Lycia, Uncertain mint. Silver Stater (9.12 g), ca. 520-470/60 BC Choice VF. Forepart of boar left. Reverse: Incuse square with indentations on either side, divided by a large X. Falghera 14-6; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 370; SNG von Aulock 4050. Attractive antique cabinet tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1759 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.69 g), as Satrap, 323. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia, ca. 319-315 BC. Head of Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, wielding spear and holding forth shield; to right, Corinthian helmet, KP monogram, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 164; cf. SNG Copenhagen 27 (monogram); BMC 32. Attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1754 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (17.11 g), 312-281 BC V. Minted at Susa, ca. 305/4-295 BC. Head of Alexander the Great or Seleukos right, wearing helmet covered with panther's skin and adorned with ear and horns of a bull. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, crowning trophy at right with wreath; below left wing, AP; between Nike's feet and trophy, facing bust of Helios; in lower right field, monogram. SC 173.16; ESM 301; HGC 9, 20. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |