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 Lot 3098 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (16.79 g), 336-323 BC. Odessos, ca. 280-200 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, AΣ above OΔ monogram. Cf. Price 1157-8 and 1158A (each with third control); Topalov 30. Lightly toned with underlying luster. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3050 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Celtic. Eastern Europe, Central and southern Hungary. 'Zickzackgruppe'. Silver Tetradrachm (12.36 g), 2nd century BC. Imitating Philip II of Macedonia. Laureate head of Zeus left. Reverse: Horseman riding left; before, annulet-in-square; above, square and zig-zag pattern formed from four Λs, and thick annulet behind head of rider. Kostial 738; OTA pl. 37, 459; CCCBM S132. A scarce sub-variety of the 'Zopfreiter' type. Lightly toned and excellent metal. Superb Extremely Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3077 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.46 g), 466-405 BC. Ca. 420-415 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath. Reverse: ΣYRAK-OΣIO-N, head of Arethusa right, hair tied with ribbon and bound at back with sakkos; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer series XXIV, 721 (V355/R492); SNG ANS 243 (same dies). Lightly toned. Edge crack from strike. Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3093 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III 'the Great'. Silver Tetradrachm (17.20 g), 336-323 BC. Pella, ca. 323-318/7 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, bee alighting on rose. Price 206; Moore 23-43. Superb detail. Lustrous. Struck in high relief with crisp details. Mint State. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3061 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Entella. Silver Tetradrachm (17.38 g), ca. 320/15-300 BC. Head of Arethusa left, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around. Reverse: ['MMHNT] below, horse's head left; behind, palm tree. Jenkins 200 (O59/R176); SNG Lloyd 1632 (same dies); SNG Lewis 428 (same dies). Excellent metal and pleasing old cabinet toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3072 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Syracuse. Second Democracy. Silver Tetradrachm (17.32 g), 466-405 BC. Ca. 450-440 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath. Reverse: ΣVRAKOΣI-ON, head of Arethusa right, hair bound in thin bands; around, four dolphins clockwise. Boehringer series XVib, 571 (V287/R391); SNG ANS 184 (same dies). Lightly toned with underlying luster present. Extremely Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3088 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. Silver 5 Litrai (4.42 g), 275-215 BC. Under Hieron II, ca. 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Philistis left; behind, palm. Reverse: BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga left; in left field, E. CCO 221 (D2/R2); BAR issue 68; SNG ANS 893 (same dies). Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3056 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Aitna. Æ Tetras (15.34 g), 354/3-344 BC. A[I]TAIΩ-N, head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Bridled horse galloping right; above, M. Castrizio series I, 3 (D1/R3); CNS 1; SNG ANS 1301. Uniform dark green patina. Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3067 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Lilybaion. Silver Tetradrachm (16.93 g), ca. 325-305 BC. ['RSMLQRT'] in exergue, charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast galloping quadriga right; above, Nike flying left, crowning charioteer with wreath. Reverse: Head of Arethusa right, wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring, and necklace; around, four dolphins. Jenkins 62 (O21/R45); SNG ANS -; BMC 13 (same obv. die). Toned. Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
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 Lot 3083 - ancient greek coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90Sicily, Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy. Æ Dilitron (18.92 g), 344-317 BC. Timoleontic Symmachy coinage, ca. 339/8-334 BC. ZEYΣ EΛ-[EYΘEPIOΣ], laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left. Reverse: [Σ]YPA-K-OΣIΩ-N, horse galloping left. Castrizio series II, 1; CNS 80; SNG ANS 533-41. Loevly dark green patina. Choice Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90ancient greek coins |
