ancient greek coinage - Coin Auctions
 Lot 1767 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Lower 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 #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1783 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Macedonian 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 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1799 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Thracian 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 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1778 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Syracuse. Struck under Agathokles, 310-300 BC. Electrum 50 Litrai (3.62g) Choice. Laureate head of Apollo left; torch symbol behind. Reverse: ΣYPAK OΣIΩN. Tripod lebes, phiale above. Hoover 1294; Jenkins 1968, Group C (O31/R40); SNG ANS 630 var. A nice strike from high relief dies. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1794 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Macedonia, under Roman rule. First Meris. Silver Tetradrachm (16.91 g), ca. 167-. Amphipolis. Macedonian shield with central boss depicting diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder. Reverse: MAKEΔONΩN ΠPΩTHΣ, club; above, AP monogram; all within oak-wreath; to left, thunderbolt. AMNG III/1 159; SNG Ashmolean 3290. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $300 - 400 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1773 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.28 g), 466-405 BC Sup. Ca. 440-430 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath; in exergue, ketos right. Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣI-O-N, diademed head of Arethusa right; four dolphins around. Boehringer Series XIva, 484 (V258/R345); SNG ANS 152 (same obv. die); Jameson 1909 (same dies); de Nanteuil 334 (same obv. die). Perfectly centered and nicely toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1789 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Drachm (4.10 g), 336-323 B. Kolophon, under Lysimachos, ca. 301/0-300/299 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, crescent above head of lion left; below throne, N. Price 1805; Thompson -; Müller 339. Lusterous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1768 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Celtic. Lower Danube, Imitating Thasos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.65 g), 1st centur. Wreathed head of Dionysos right. Reverse: Nude Herakles standing facing, head left; degraded legend consisting of a double row of pellets flanking. Cf. Kostial 983-95; OTA class V, ppl. 48-9. Struck on a huge flan. Cleaned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1784 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.24g), 336-. Amphipolis, ca. 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, Phrygian helmet. Price 112; Troxell issue H2. A lovely example with needle sharp detail and struck in high relief. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
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 Lot 1779 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander I. Silver Octadrachm (28.54 g), 498-454 BC EF. Ca. 492-480/79 BC. Horse standing right; behind, soldier standing right, wearing chlamys and petasos, holding two spears. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Raymond pl. II, 4-6; SNG ANS 1. Very Rare. Well centered and toned. An unusually choice example as most examples have large flan cracks and defects. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $20,000-UP Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91ancient greek coinage |
