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Lot 3160 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3160 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Phoenicia, Dora. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Æ 21 (8.11 g), 1st century CE. Civic year 131 (68/9 CE). Laureate head of Doros right. Reverse: ΔωPI[T]ωN, Astarte standing facing, head right, holding standard and cornucopiae; in left field, date (AΔP) (sic). Meshorer, City-Coins -; Y. Meshorer, "The City Coins of Dora" INJ 9 (1986-7), 23; Rosenberger 19; RPC 4759. Brown patina with light earthen wash. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

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Lot 3171 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3171 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Gaza. Hadrian. Æ 24 (12.83 g), 117-138 CE. Epidemia 2 (130/1 CE). IMP CAES TRAI HADRIANVS AVG P P, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: ΓAZA, Tyche of Gaza standing facing, head left, holding long scepter and cornucopiae; at feet, heifer standing left; in right field, Marnas symbol; Epidemia date (B EΠI) in legend. Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 59; Yashin 303; SNG ANS 914; RPC 4020. Brown patina with earthen highlights. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.

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Lot 3187 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3187 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Petra. Septimius Severus. Æ 20 (9.52 g), 193-211 CE. A K Λ [CEΠT CEOYHPOC] CE (or similar), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right. Reverse: AΔPI ΠETPA MET, Tyche seated left on rocks within distyle temple, holding stele and trophy. Spijkerman 34; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 21; SNG ANS 1369. Greenish-brown patina with lighter earthen highlights. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Ex Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection (Goldberg 5, 4-7 June 2000), 3346.

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Lot 3155 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3155 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Phoenicia, Arados. Uncertain king. Silver Stater (10.07 g), ca. 380-351/0 BC. Laureate head of marine deity right. Reverse: Galley right; waves below; all within dotted border within incuse square. Cf. Betlyon 10; cf. HGC 10, 29 corr. Boldly struck and unusually well centered. Rarely seen this choice. Extremely Fine.

The reverse exhibits an unusual style for one of these. The letters are partly nonsensical, the shape of the ship is peculiar, and the waves are much longer and more fluid than the typical zig-zag pattern of the waves normally seen on this type. The obverse, however, is of completely normal style. This reverse die used to strike this coin was perhaps the work of an apprentice engraver of little skill, who was certainly illiterate. Regardless, a most interesting example of this popular coinage that deserves further research.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.

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Lot 3166 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3166 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Samaria, Caesarea Maritima. Trajan. Æ 30 (25.25 g), 98-117 CE. Ca. 115/6 CE. IMP CAE[S NER] TRAIANO OP AVG GER DAC COS [VI P P], laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: C T (sic) F AVG/[C]AES in two lines in exergue, Tyche standing left, resting foot on prow, holding small bust and scepter; behind her, half-length figure of river-god; all within central arch of tetrastyle temple; before temple recess, altar. Kadman, Caesarea 22; Meshorer, City-Coins 25; Rosenberger 19; SNG ANS 761; RPC 3954. Rare. Dark earthen-green patina. About Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.

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Lot 3182 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3182 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Samaria, Neapolis. Marcus Aurelius. Æ 25 (10.88 g), as Caesar, 138-161 CE. Civic year 88 (159/60 CE). AYPHΛIOC KAICAP EYCEB CEBYIOC, bare head of Marcus Aurelius right. Reverse: ΦΛ NAECΠOΛE CYPIAC ΠAΛECTI, cult statue of Zeus Heliopolites facing, holding whip and grain ears, flanked by two bulls; across field, date (?T - ΠH). Meshorer, City-Coins 133; cf. Rosenberger 15 (legends); SNG ANS 969. Earthen brown patina. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Ex Friedberg Collection (Goldberg 25, 31 May-2 June 2004), 3107 (part).

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Lot 3198 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3198 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Samaria, Neapolis. Elagabalus. Æ 23 (8.63 g), 218-222 CE. AVT K M AVP ANTWN[INOC], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right. Reverse: ΦΛ NEACΠO [ACΠ CVP Π]AΛ, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger 53; SNG ANS 1007. Striking flaw on the right portion of the obverse and corresponding area of the reverse. Also noted a flan flaw on the reverse at 11 o'clock. Fine green patina. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

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Lot 3150 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3150 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Cilicia, Tarsos. Mazaios. Silver Stater (10.89 g), Satrap, 361/0-334 BC. Baaltars seated left, holding eagle, grain ear, bunch of grapes and scepter; below throne, symbol. Reverse: Lion attacking bull left; below, Aramaic letter. Casabonne series 1, grp. B; SNG BN 314-7; SNG Levante 111. Lustrous surfaces throughout. A superb example, well struck and simply marvelous. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.

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Lot 3177 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3177 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Gaza. Antoninus Pius. Æ 20 (18.27 g), 138-161 CE. Civic year 215 (154/5 CE). ANTωNINOC AY-TO KAIC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Antoninus Pius right. Reverse: ΓAZA, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche of Gaza right; before, Marnas symbol; behind, date (EIC). Cf. Rosenberger 75 (E in date retrograde); cf. Yashin 360 (obv. legend); cf. SNG ANS 927-9 (date). Lovely medium green patina with earthen highlights. A lovely city-coin of Gaza. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.

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Lot 3193 - ancient greek coins  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3193 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Judaea City Coinage. Akko-Ptolemais. Geta. Æ 18 (6.01 g), as Caesar, 198-209 CE. Ca. 211/2 CE. L S GET C AVG PII F, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right. Reverse: C-O-L PTOL, founder plowing right with yoked ox and heifer; in background dividing legend, four standards. Cf. Kadman, Akko 150-2 (obv. legend); Meshorer, City-Coins -; cf. Rosenberger 62 (same); cf. Rouvier 1025 (same). Very Rare. Lovely dark green and earthen patina. Extremely Fine.

Munsterberg, "Die Kaisernamen der romischen Kaisermunzen," NZ 59 (1926), p. 63, records this unusual legend at one other mint, Sebaste in Samaria. None of the standard references for the coinage of Ake-Ptolemais record it, however, citing instead the obverse legends P SEPT GETA C or P SEPT GETA CAES. One other specimen is known (Gemini VI, 10 January 2010, 682), which shares the obverse die with our coin.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.

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