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Lot 1782 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1782 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Gold Stater (7.99g) Su. Minted at Babylon 311-305 BC. Head of Athena right wearing helmet decorated with serpent. Reverse: Nike standing left holding wreath and trident. Monogram below in left field, MI in right field. Price 3745; Múller 733; Anadol 264. Nicely struck, well centered and lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000

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

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Lot 1798 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1798 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Gold Stater (8.46 g), as King, 306-281 BC Mint Sta. Mint of Byzantium, ca. 250-225 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in inner left field, K; on side of throne, BY; in exergue, ornate trident left. Muller 148; SNG Copenhagen 188. Lustrous and delicately toned. Mint State. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000

Ex Freeman & Sear Sale, Feb. 10-11, 2004, lot 152.

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

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Lot 1766 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1766 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Celtic. Carpathian region, Uncertain tribe. Silver Tetradrachm (16.57 g), Late 2. Imitating Macedonian First Meris issues. Macedonian shield with central boss depicting diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder. Reverse: MAKEΔONΩN ΠPΩTHΣ, club; above, monogram; all within oak-wreath; to left, thunderbolt. Kostial 1008 (same obv. die); CCCBM -; OTA E4 (same obv. die). Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

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Lot 1793 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1793 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Philip III Arrhidaios. Silver Drachm (4.22 g), 323-317 BC Mi. Mint of Lampsakos. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle; in left field, buckle; below throne, crescent-over-A monogram. Price P15; ADM II series IX. Lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $400 - 500

Ex Goldberg 70 (4 September 2012), 3077.

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

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Lot 1777 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1777 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles. Gold Stater (5.77 g), 317-289 BC Sharpness of EF. Ca. 304-289 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, the bowl of which is decorated with a griffin. Reverse: [AΓ]AΘOKΛEO[Σ] BAΣIΛEOΣ, winged thunderbolt; in exergue, monogram. Bérend, l'or pl. 9, 3 (same obv. die); SNG ANS 704. Polished with some scattered marks. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

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

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Lot 1788 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1788 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (17. Mint of Ake. Dated CY 37 (310-09 BC). Head of Herakles right in lion skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle; date in left field below. Price 3293; M-; Newell (Ake) 42 (obv. die xxxvi); Rouvier 924. Nice clear date and an unusually choice example from this popular Judean mint. Boldly struck in high relief and the finest example from this mint we have handled. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750-UP

Ex Goldberg's Sale 69, May 29, 2012, lot 3061; Ex CNG 79, lot 170.

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Lot 1772 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1772 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lucania, Thourion. Silver Double Nomos or Distater (15.21 g), ca. 410-400 BC Nea. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, the bowl of which is decorated with Skylla scanning, and on neckguard griffin standing right; above, Φ. Reverse: ΘYPIΩ[N], bull butting right; in exergue, fish right. Noe B2j = SNG ANS 957 (same dies); HN Italy 1781. Excellent style, well centered and well struck. Some light porosity. Toned. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

Ex Hess-Divo 317 (27 October 2010), 27; M&M Deutschland 10 (22 March 2002), 147.

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

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Lot 1783 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1783 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Gold Stater (8.56 g), 336-323 BC. Minted at Amphipolis, ca. 325-319 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with coiled serpent. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing facing, head left, holding wreath and stylis; in left field, kantharos. Price 168; Troxell p. 110. We note some smoothing on the cheek. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000

Ex Goldberg Sale 23, Jan. 28, 2004, lot 3636.

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Lot 1799 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1799 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.16 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Minted at Amphipolis, 288/7-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; in inner left field, caduceus; in outer right field, KA monogram. Thompson 191; Müller 106. Beautiful style with lovely iridescent tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

Ex NAC 77 (26 May 2014), 39.

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Lot 1767 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1767 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lower Danube, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.82 g), 1st century BC EF. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: HPAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ flanking, ΘAΣIΩN in exergue, Nude Herakles standing facing, head left; in inner left field, monogram. Kostial 967 (same obv. die); OTA class II, ppl. 46, 4-5 (same obv. die); Lukanc 814 (same obv. die). Struck in high relief. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600

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

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