Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 84

January 25-28, 2015 Pre Long Beach

Ancient Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3100		Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur I. Silver Hemidrachm (1.9 g), AD 240-272. Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), ca. AD 260-272. Diademed bust of Shapur I right, wearing mural crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire altar, flanked by two attendants wearing diadems and mural crowns. SNS type Iic/1b; Göbl type I/1; NAP 742. Rare. Porous surfaces. Cleaned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 3101		Sasanian Kingdom. Varhran II. Gold Dinar (7.5 g), AD 276-293. Diademed bust of Varhran II right, wearing winged crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire altar flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown. SNS Type I(2)/1(1a); Gobl I/1; cf. NAP 763-4. Extremely rare. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,688
Lot 3102		Sasanian Kingdom. Varhran II. Silver Drachm (4.2 g), AD 276-293. Bust of Varhran II right, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and Prince 3 left, wearing kolah with boar's head. Reverse: Fire altar, flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; flanking flames, fravahr symbol and crescent. SNS type III/1; Göbl type IV/1; NAP 776. Very rare. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3103		Sasanian Kingdom. Khusru I. Gold Dinar (5.04 g), AD 531-579. HL mint, regnal year 16(?). Bust of Khustru I right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; flanking head, stars; crescents in margin. Reverse: Fire altar with ribbons turned upwards, flanked by two attendants; above flanking flames, star and crescent. Gobl -; Saedi -; NAP -. Type unpublished in gold. Die flaw at 1 o'clock. Virtually as struck. A great rarity with only a few examples known. Beautiful style for the period. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,750
Lot 3104		Sasanian Kingdom. Kavad II. Silver Drachm (4.2 g), AD 628. "AHM" (Hamadan). Bust of Kavad II right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, ribbon and ribbon-and-crescent on shoulders; flanking crown, stars; star-in-crescents in margin. Reverse: Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; flanking flames, star and crescent; star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type I/1; cf. NAP 992. Very Rare. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,116
Lot 3105		Sasanian Kingdom. Khusru III or V. Silver Drachm (3.4 g), AD 629-631 or AD 631-637. "WYHC" (Weh-az-Amid-Kavad), regnal year 2 (AD 630 or 632). Beardless bust of Khusru right, wearing winged mural crown with star-in-crescent; ribbons and crescents on shoulders and stars flanking crown; behind head, monogram; double border with star-in-crescents in margin. Reverse: Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; flanking flames, star and crescent; triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type I/1 (Khosrau V); Saeedi 310; NAP 1002-3. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $188
Lot 3106		Elymaian Kingdom. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Silver Tetradrachm (15.7 g), ca. 82-73 BC. Seleukeia on the Hedyphon, S.E. 232 (81/0 BC). Jugate draped busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed, and his queen, Anzaze, wearing stephane, left; behind busts, anchor mintmark. Reverse: IΛCIΛEΩC [KΛ]MNΛCKIIOY [KΛ]I IΛCIΛICCHC ANZΛZHC, Belos seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in inner left field, date (BΛΣ); in exergue, MAKEΔΩN. Cf. Haaff 7.1, subtype not published. Lustrous. Well struck on both sides. Best example from a recent group. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3107		Kingdom of Persis. Autophradates II. Silver Tetradrachm (16.8 g), early-mid 2nd century BC. Persepolis. Diademed head of Autophradates II right, wearing kyrbasia adorned with eagle. Reverse: Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, king standing right; to right, eagle standing left on standard. Klose & Müseler 3/1; NAP 547. Finest of only three or four known. Struck in high relief. Outstanding portrait. Superb Extremely Fine. The reign of Autophradates II is known only from his coins, which are especially notable for showing the breakdown of Seleukid authority in the eastern satrapies. After the death of Alexander the Great, his generals divided his empire amongst themselves, subsequently warring with one another for control of the various provinces and satrapies. Seleukos I came to control of the entire eastern portion of the realm, but his successors based their power in the west, in Syria and Mesopotamia, leaving the eastern regions under only nominal control. By the later third century the local governors of Persis had begun issuing their own coins, but were mindful to pay nominal respect to their Seleukid overlords by incorporating the title frataraka, i.e., local ruler-priests, in the design. Sometime during the first half of the third century however - perhaps after the Roman defeat of Antiochos III at Magnesia in 190 BC, or around the the time of Antiochos IV's failed anabasis to recoup the Iranian plateau 164 BC - Autophradates II dropped the pretense of subservience and began issuing coins which either wholly lacked the title of ruler-priest or employed the title of king. This drew no consequence from the Seleukids who were powerless to reassert their authority in the east, and continued throughout the duration that the rulers of Persis struck coinage. Estimated Value $30,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $38,775
Lot 3108		Kingdom of Persis. Uncertain King I. Silver Drachm (4.1 g), 2nd century BC. Head of king right, wearing satrapal kyrbasia surmounted by eagle, crescent on neck flap. Reverse: King standing to right before altar; Ahura-Mazda above; to right, standard surmounted by eagle. Cf. Klose & Müseler 3/5 (lacking crescent); cf. Alram 551 (same); NAP -. Boldly struck in very high relief. Lustrous and lightly toned. Mint State. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $646
Lot 3109		Kingdom of Persis. Artaxerxes IV. Silver Drachm (2.7 g), late 2nd century AD. Diademed bust of Artaxerxes IV left, hair bunched on top of head. Reverse: Diademed bust of Manuchtir III or IV left, wearing mural crown. Klose & Müseler 5/19; Alram 647; NAP 674. Claned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 3110		Kingdom of Persis. Shahpur, son of Papak. Silver Obol (0.5 g), ca. AD 200-209. Diademed bust of Shahpur left, wearing Parthian-style tiara. Reverse: Diademed bust of Papak left, wearing Parthian-style tiara with leaf ornament. Cf. Klose & Müseler 6/2; cf. Alram 653; cf. NAP 689. Rare. Toned. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3111		Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos II. Silver Drachm (4.0 g), ca. 185-180 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Euthydemos II right. Reverse: [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ EYΘΔHMOY, Herakles standing facing, holding wreath, club and lion's skin; in inner left field, monogram. Cf. Bopearachchi 2 (monogram not recorded); cf. SNG ANS 919. Flan flaw at 1 o'clock. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $247
Lot 3112		Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Eukratides I right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi, each holding palm branch and couched lance, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465. Fantastic strike and perfectly centered. Fully lustrous. Superb Mint State. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,468
Lot 3113		Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Silver Tetradrachm (16.9 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Eukratides I right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouroi, each holding palm branch and couched lance, on horses rearing right; in lower right field, monogram. Bopearachchi 6E; SNG ANS 465. Fully lustrous. Mint State. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,938
Lot 3114		Baktrian Kingdom. Menander I. Silver Drachm (2.6 g), ca. 165/55-130 BC. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ MENANΔPOY, diademed and draped bust right, wearing crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: Athena Alkidemos left; in lower right field, PKA monogram. Bopearachchi 16E; SNG ANS 868-73. Mint State. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 3115		Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. Æ 29 (19.6), 285-246 BC. Sicilian mint, probably Syracuse, under Hieron II, ca. 265 BC. Laureate head of Zeus right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, Galatian shield. Svoronos 610; SNG Copenhagen 114. Dark brown patina with some lighter highlights. Virtually as struck. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3116		Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy III Euergetes. Æ 40 (47.0 g), 246-222 BC. Alexandria. Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing tainia. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned right, filleted cornucopiae at shoulder; between legs, monogram. Svoronos 974 (Ptolemy IV); SNG Copenhagen 227-9 (same). Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $235
Lot 3117		Aksumite Kingdom. Endubis. Gold Unit (2.6 g), ca. AD 270/90-330. BACIΛEYC ENΔYBIC, draped bust of Endubis right, wearing headcloth, within grain-ear border; above, pellet-in-crescent. Reverse: AΞWMITW BICIΔAXY, draped bust of Endubis right, wearing headcloth, within grain-ear border; above, pellet-in-crescent. Munro-Hay 1; BMC Axum 1-3. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 3118		Aksumite Kingdom. Ebana. Gold Unit (1.6 g), ca. AD 330-540. Crowned bust of king right, holding whisk, flanked by grain ears; above head, symbol. Reverse: Draped bust of king right, wearing headcloth and holding whisk, flanked by grain ears. Munro-Hay type 72; BMC 307-8. Struck from slightly rusted dies. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $517

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