The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Coin Auctions

Lot 1714 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

A 4-piece lot of Sicilian bronze coins. Consists of: Three issues of Akragas, two of which are countermarked, and a bronze of the Mamertinoi. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1730 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1730 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonia, Neapolis. Silver Hemidrachm (1.68 g), ca. 424-350 BC EF. Facing gorgoneion. Reverse: [N-E]-O-Π, Facing gorgoneion / Head of nymph right. SNG ANS 430. SNG ANS 430. A nice sharp example and toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1746 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1746 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Islands off Attica, Aegina. Silver Stater (12.35 g), ca. 456/45-431 BC EF. Land tortoise with segmented shell. Reverse: Large square incuse with skew pattern. Meadows grp. Iiib; Milbank pl. II, 12. Boldly struck in high relief and perfectly centered. Rarely seen this nice. Beautifully toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1709 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1709 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lucania, Thourion. Silver Nomos (6.45 g), after 280 BC EF. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; on neck guard, EY. Reverse: ΘOYPIΩ[N], bull butting right; in exergue, ΦA. SNG Ashmolean 1004-5; SNG ANS -; HN Italy 1885. Beautiful old cabinet toning. Crisp and sharply struck. Rarely seen this choice. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1725 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1725 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I. Silver Decadrachm (43.14 g), 405-367 BC About EF. Ca. 405-400 BC. Reverse die signed by the master engraver Euainetos. Charioteer driving galloping quadriga left, holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, a military harness, shield, greaves, cuirass, and Attic helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear; below, AΘΛA. Reverse: ΣY-PA-KO-[ΣIΩN], wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; behind, scallop shell; around, four dolphins; along lower edge, [EYAINE] (off flan). Gallatin dies R.VIII/C.XIII; SNG ANS -; SNG Munich 1078 (same obv. die); BMC 175 (same obv. die). A handsome example. Boldly struck and nicely toned, light surface erosion. About Extremely Fine.
Amongst the most famous of all ancient Greek coins, the decadrachms of Syracuse were struck to finance the military ambitions of the tyrant, Dionysios I, who made Syracuse the most powerful of the western Greek city-states. The master artists Kimon and Euainetos worked at the mint, and both sometimes signed their dies. However, the styles are sufficiently distinct that even on unsigned dies the hand of the engraver can easily be determined, as is the case with this coin by the artist Euainetos which, although signed, the signature is off the flan. Euainetos's coins were highly regarded in ancient times even as they are today, and served as inspiration for the coinage of a number of other cities throughout the Greek world. Estimated Value $30,000-UP

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind; Ex M & M Sale, April 15, 1986, #161 (sold for 30,000 SFR).

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1741 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1741 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.88 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Pergamon, ca. 287/6-282 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon; below neck truncation, H. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in outer left field, ME monogram; in exergue, ΠA monogram. Thompson -; Arnold-Biucchi -; SNG BN -. Apparently unpublished. Lightly toned. Overstruck on a massive flan, excellent metal and quite impressive. The portrait style is outstanding. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1704 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1704 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Calabria, Taras. Silver Nomos (7.72 g), ca. 340-335 BC Choice VF. Nude ephebe on horseback right, crowning horse with palm; below, nude youth attending to hoof of horse; in right field, Φ. Reverse: TAPAΣ, Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding kantharos, shield, and trident; below, E and waves. Fischer-Bossert group 50, 697 (V262/R544, this coin); Vlasto 515 (same dies); SNG Lockett 176 (same obv. die); SNG Fitzwilliam 262 (same obv. die); SNG Munich 637 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 961 (same obv. die); HN Italy 888. Nicely struck and unusually well centered. A lovely, fine style example of this rare and popular die combination. Attractive light antique cabinet toning adds to its appeal. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200

Ex NAC F (17 April 1996), 1019.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1720 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1720 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Leontinoi. Silver Tetradrachm (17.17 g), ca. 460-450 BC Superb EF. Laureate head of Apollo right, hair rolled behind neck. Reverse: L-EON-T-I-N-O-N, head of lion right, with jaws open and tongue protruding; behind, tripod; around, three barley grains. Boehringer 33 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 232 (same obv. die); SNG Munich 550 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 12 (same obv. die); Kraay-Hirmer pl. 7, 22 (same dies); de Hirsch 442 (same dies). An outstanding example! Boldly struck on excellent metal and perfectly centered. Attractive old cabinet tone adds to its appeal. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1736 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1736 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Antigonos II Gonatas. Silver Tetradrachm (17.03 g), 277/6-23. Amphipolis, ca. 274/1-260/55 BC. Horned head of Pan left, lagobolon over shoulder, on central boss of Macedonian shield, the border decorated with eight-pointed stars within double crescents. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing left, holding forth shield decorated with aegis and preparing to cast thunderbolt; in inner left field, crested Macedonian helmet; in inner right field, KT. Touratsoglou 41-2; SNG Saroglos 926-7. Nice old cabinet toning. A few marks and scrapes on the reverse. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins
Lot 1715 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1715 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Akragas. Silver Didrachm (8.58 g), ca. 495-480/78 BC About EF. AKRA, eagle standing right. Reverse: Crab. Cf. Jenkins 9 (eagle right); SNG ANS 945. Pleasing uniform antique cabinet toning. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500

Private purchase from Tom Cederlind.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins