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Lot 3130 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3130 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (16.07 g), ca. 550-500 BC. Sphinx seated left; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 72; SNG BN 200. Deep-cracked planchet. Well centered and boldly struck. A pleasing depiction of the classic sphinx. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000.

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Lot 3146 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3146 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lycian Dynasts. Artumpara. Silver Stater (7.63 g), ca. 400-370 BC. Xanthos(?). Forepart of lion right. Reverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; in right field, diskeles; all within dotted circle within incuse circle. Falghera -; SNG Copenhagen Suppl. -; Traité II 501. Rare. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000.

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Lot 3109 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3109 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.26 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Pella, ca. 286/5-282/1 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 outer left field, HP monogram; in outer right field, KAT monogram. Thompson 248; cf. Müller 353 (monogram position). Excellent metal. A superb example, fully lustrous and frosty, struck in high relief of the best style. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.

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Lot 3125 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3125 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Pontos, Amisos. Under Mithradates VI Eupator. Æ (7.31 g), ca. 85-65 BC. Aegis. Reverse: AMI-ΣOY, Nike advancing right, holding palm; in fields flanking, monograms. RG 44; SNG BMC 1180-2; SNG Stancomb 689. Exceptional for the issue. Dark green and brown patina. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex David Freedman Collection (Triton V, 15 January 2002), 407.

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Lot 3141 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3141 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Islands off Ionia, Chios. Electrum Stater (14.11 g), ca. 525-510 BC. Sphinx seated right on dotted ground line. Reverse: Incuse square punch. Baldwin 1; Mavrogordato 3. Well centered on a nice round planchet. Lovely strike for the type. Extremely Rare. Delicately toned. Choice Very Fine.

Nicholas Hardwick cites just eighteen specimens of this rare coinage (see Proceedings of the 11th International Numismatic Congress, September 8-13, 1991, I, pp. 211-22).
Estimated Value $30,000-UP.
Ex NFA.

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Lot 3104 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3104 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. Ssilver Tetradrachm (17.01g). Lifetime issue. Head of young Heakles right clad in lion headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne with back, holding eagle and sceptre. Cf. 6724. Lightly toned. NGC graded Very Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

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Lot 3120 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3120 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Sikyonia, Sikyon. Silver Stater (12.24 g), ca. 335-330 BC. ΣE below, chimaera prowling left; above, wreath above. Reverse: Dove flying left; before, N; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 218; SNG Copenhagen 48. Toned is just starting to form. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Fine style.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.

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Lot 3100 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3100 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.17 g), 336-323 BC. Amphipolis, ca. 310-294 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Λ above torch; below throne, bee. Price 453; Ehrhardt -. Underlying luster present. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.

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Lot 3136 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3136 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Mysia, Kyzikos. Electrum Stater (15.94 g), 5th-4th centuries BC. Skylla left, holding tunny; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 175; SNG BN -. Very rare. Boldly struck in high relief on a full oval planchet. The top of the Nymph's head is off the flan. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
Ex The New York Sale IV (17 January 2002), 189.

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Lot 3115 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3115 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Attica, Athens. Silver Tetradrachm (17.22 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. Underlying luster. Untoned. NGC grade AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine style.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800.

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