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Lot 1928 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1928 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Indo-Greek Kingdom. Philoxenos. Silver Tetradrachm (9.78 g), ca. 100-95 BC Super. BAΣIΛEΩΣ NIKHTOY ΦIΛOΞENOY, diademed and draped bust of Philoxenos right. Reverse: King on horse prancing right; below, Σ and monogram. Bopearachchi 3H; SNG ANS 1164-7. Very rare and seldom seen this choice. Struck in high relief and delicately toned. Very Rare. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500

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

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Lot 1907 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1907 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates III. Silver Drachm (4.03 g), 87-80 BC VF. Rhagai. Bust of Mithradates III left, wearing tiara decorated with eight-pointed star. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood 31.6 (Orodes I); cf. Shore 123 (Orodes I); Sunrise -. Some deposits on the surface. Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200

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

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Lot 1923 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1923 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Kingdom of Persis. Manuchtir I. Silver Hemidrachm (1.58 g), 1st-2nd centuries AD. Bearded bust of Manuchtir I left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara decorated with pellet-in-crescent. Reverse: Radiate bust of Mithra left, wearing diadem. Klose & Müseler 5/5; Alram 628; Sunrise 654. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200

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

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Lot 1902 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1902 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Persia, Achamenid266995 Empire. Xerxes III to Artaxerxes II. Gold Daric (8.28g). Persian king (hero) in kneeling-running right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left, quiver over shoulder. Reverse: incuse punch. Carradice Type IIib C (pl. XIV, 42); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12. Well struck and perfectly centered on a full size flan. Unusually nice detail for this. NGC Choice AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

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

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Lot 1918 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1918 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

A 2-piece lot of Parthian bronze chalkoi. Consists of: Mithradates I. Ekbatana(?). Horse standing right. Sellwood 15.6; Orodes II. Ekbatana. Grain-ear, symbol and monogram. Sellwood 48.24. Both nice Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

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

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Lot 1934 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1934 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator. AE (67.95 g), 222-205/4 BC Choice VF. Alexandria. Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, filleted cornucopiae; between legs, ΔI. Svoronos 1125; SNG Copenhagen 199. Brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350

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

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Lot 1913 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1913 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Parthian Kingdom. Pakoros I. Silver Drachm (3.44 g), ca. AD 78-120 EF. Ekbatana. Diademed bust of Pakoros I left, with long pointed beard; diadem of three bands. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne (depicted as horizontal line), holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Shore 415; cf. Sunrise 439. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300

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

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Lot 1929 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1929 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinoe II, wife of Ptolemy II. Gold Mnaieion (27.79 g), died. Alexandria, under Ptolemy VI-VIII, ca. 180-116 BC Diademed and veiled head of Arsinöe II right; above, tip of a lotus scepter; behind, K. Reverse: APΣINOH ΦIΛAΔEΛΦOY, double cornucopiae bound with fillet. Svoronos 1242, 1374, and 1498-9; Troxell p. 67, 8; SNG Copenhagen 321-2. A beautiful, lustrous example struck in high relief. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
Arsinöe II, the wife of Ptolemy II, died ca. 270-268 BC, and upond her death was deified. These large gold coins, mnaieions or octadrachms, continued to be struck in her name over the course of the next 150 years or so. Estimated Value $10,000-UP

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

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Lot 1892 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1892 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Judaea, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Antoninus Pius, with Diva Faustina I. AE (. Æ 21 (8.72 g), 138-161 CE. IMP CA T AEL [HAD] ANTONINO AVG P P, laureate head of Antoninus Pius right. Reverse: [C]O AE CAPI, Veiled, diademed and draped bust of Diva Faustina I right. Meshorer, Aelia 27 corr. (rev. legend); Kadman, Aelia -; Meshorer, City-Coins -; Rosenberger -; SNG ANS -. Rare. Pleasing brown and earthen patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600

Ex Goldberg 8 (16-20 February 2001), 2954.

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

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Lot 1860 - ancient greek coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1860 - ancient greek coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lycian Dynasts. Mithrapata. Silver Stater (9.72 g), ca. 390-370 BC Superb EF. Forepart of roaring lion right. Reverse: Head of Mithrapata left; behind, triskeles; all within incuse square. Mildenberg 6 (O3/R5); Podalia 60 (A3/P5) = SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 472; Falghera -. Lustrous and lightly toned. One of the finest examples known. Superb Extremely Fine.
The Lycian die engravers under both Mithrapata and his successor, Perikles, were true masters. The portrait of Mithrapata on this coin, shown on the reverse, depicts a man with elderly features, somewhat sunken cheeks sporting a long bear, an aquiline nose, and hair combed forward. The details are intricate and realistic. The issues of Perikles continue these artistic developments, except the portrait is moved to the obverse and is, quite dramatically, facing instead of executed in profile. Around 360 BC, Maussollos of Caria conquered the area, thus abruptly ending Lycia's dynastic coinage. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000

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

ancient greek coinage