Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 87

September Pre Long Beach

Greek Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2050		Cilicia, Kelenderis. Silver Stater (10.91 g), ca. 430-420 BC. Nude youth, holding whip, dismounting from horse rearing left. Reverse: [KE]ΛEN, goat kneeling right, head left; ivy leaf in exergue. Casabonne type 2; SNG BN -; SNG Levante 64 (same dies). Toned. NGC grade Ch VF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 2051		Cilicia, Tarsos. Datames. Silver Stater (10 g), ca. 384-360 BC. Baaltars seated right holding grain ear and bunch of grapes; below thrown, lion seated; all within crenellated wall. Reverse: Satrap seated right wearing Persian dress, holding arrow; upper right field, winged solar disk; below, bow. SNG Levante 87; SNG France 283. Beautiful irridescent toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,760
Lot 2052		Cilicia, Tarsos. Pharnabazos. Silver Stater (10.79 g), Persian general, 380-374/3 BC. Struck ca. 380/79 BC. B�LTRZ (Aramaic), Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter. Reverse: FRNBZW to left, HLK to right (Aramaic), bearded male head (Ares?) left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Casabonne series 4; Moysey issue 2; SNG BN 251; SNG Levante 71-2. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 2053		Artaxiad Kingdom. Tigranes II, the Great, Silver Tetradrachm (15.87 g), 95-56 BC. Bust of Tigranes right wearing an Armenian tiara with five pyramidal points and adorned with a comet star between two eagles. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩ-Σ TIΓPANOY, Tyche of Antioch seated right on rocks, holding palm branch; below, the river-god Orontes swimming right; Θ before, another on rocks; all within laurel wreath. SCADA grp. 2 (A19/P22); Bedoukian 36; Nercessian 30. Lightly toned and well centered. About Extremely Fine. After decades of fratricidal strife between various members of the Seleukid dynasty, the Syrians rose up against their rulers and invited Tigranes II, the Great, of Armenia to restore order in their kingdom (83 BC). His rule extended over the following fourteen years until he was eventually driven out of Syria by the Roman general Lucullus. This nicely preserved tetradrachm issued at the Syrian capital of Antioch shows the king wearing his distinctive Armenian tiara on the obverse, while the reverse shows the city goddess, or Tyche, of Antioch with the river god Orontes swimming at her feet. This statue was created by the Greek sculptor Eutychides of Sikyon (ca. 335-275 BC) and its image appears on the reverses of many Antiochene coins down to early Byzantine times. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,055
Lot 2054		Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (17.1 g), 312-281 BC. Ekbatana, ca. 295-281 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in left field, anchor above AT monogram; AΠ monogram below throne. SC 204.8a; HGC 9, 12k. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 2055		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII Euergetes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.49 g), 138-129 BC. Cappadocian mint, posthumous issue. Diademed head of Antiochos VII Euergetes right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY EYEP-ΓETOY, Athena standing left, holding Nike and resting hand on grounded shield, spear supported in fold of arm; monogram above A to outer left, O to inner left, Λ to inner right; all within laurel wreath. SC 2148; HGC 9, 1069. Lightly toned. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $353
Lot 2056		Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Grypos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.1 g), 121-96 BC. Ptolemaïs, 121-113 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOV EΠIΦANOVΣ, Zeus Uranius draped standing left holding star and resting on scepter; in outer left field (AΔ monogram)P. SC 2336; SNG Spaer 2593-2595. Well-struck on a nice broad flan. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $617
Lot 2057		Seleucid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII Grypos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.4 g), 121-96 BC. Antioch on the Orontes, second reign, ca 112-110 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos VIII right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOV EΠIΦANOVΣ, Zeus Uranius draped standing left holding star and resting on scepter; in outer left field, monogram above A; in inner right field, Δ. SC 2302/1f; SNG Spaer 2531; Peus 279; SMA 388. Virtually as struck with underlining luster. Mint State. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $676
Lot 2058		Seleukid Kingdom. Philip I Philadelphos. Silver Tetradrachm (14.99 g), 95/4-76/5 BC. Antioch on the Orontes, after 88/7 BC Diademed head of Philip I right. Reverse: [B]AΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY EΠIΦANOYΣ [ΦI]ΛAΔEΛΦ[OY], Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in outer left field, [Φ above A]; in inner left field, A; below throne, monogram (frozen control); all within laurel wreath. SC 2463.2; HGC 9, 1319. Lovely antique grey toning. NGC grade AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $447
Lot 2059		Ptolemaic Kingdom. Arsinöe III, wife of Ptolemy IV. Æ, 220-204 BC. Paphos(?). Diademed and draped bust of Arsinöe III right. Reverse:;BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY], double cornucopiae tied with fillet. Svoronos 1161; SNG Copenhagen 650. Very Rare. Fine. Matt Kreuzer, The Coinage System of Cleopatra VII and Augustus in Cyprus, has posited that this issue of Ptolemaic bronzes were struck under Cleopatra VII at Paphos in Cyprus. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $59
Lot 2060		Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. Silver Tetradrachm (14.27 g), 285-246 BC. Sidon. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right, wearing aegis. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩ[Σ] ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, ΣI above M. Svoronos 719-20; SNG Copenhagen -. Lightly toned. NGC grade Ch XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 2061		Judea - Persian Period. Samarian Coinage, circa late 4th Century BC. Silver ma'ah-obol (0.9 gr). Galley to l. with oars, rudder, row of shields; double line of waves below. Reverse: Persian king on left standing, fights lion standing on hind legs, left hand on lion's head, right holds dagger. Hendin 1039. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $153
Lot 2062		Judea - Persian Period. Samarian Coinage, circa late 4th Century BC. Lot of 2. Silver ma'ah-obol (each 0.8 gr). Galley to l. with oars, rudder, row of shields; double line of waves below. Reverse: Persian king on left standing, fights lion standing on hind legs, left hand on lion's head, right holds dagger. Hendin 1039. Lot of 2 coins. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $176
Lot 2063		Judea. 10-piece lot of Bronze Prutha of Alexander Jannaeus. All but one coin of the Anchor / Star type. A very attractive lot with well-struck, high grade examples. Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $306
Lot 2064		Judea, First Revolt. Silver shekel (14.1 g), 66-70 CE. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). 'Shekel of Israel, year three', omer cup with pearled rim. Reverse: 'Jerusalem the holy', sprig of three pomegranates. TJC 202; Hendin 1361. A beautiful example and always in great demand. Lightly toned with underlying luster still evident. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex Superior (4 and 7 June 1984), 1505. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,875
Lot 2065		Judea, Bar Kochba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.3 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Sim'on' in two lines within wreath of thin branches wreapped around eight almonds. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem', fluted jug. Mildenberg 132 (O19/R92); TJC 284; Hendin 1428. Part of the legend of the underlying denarius of Nerva is clearly discernable on both sides. Choice Very Fine. The silver coins struck by the Jewish mints during the Bar Kochba Revolt are invariably overstruck on earlier coins. On this coin, the crown, the back of the head, the laurel wreath ties, and the first part of the legend showing the undertype to be a coin of Nerva are all clearly visible on the obverse. The reverse has a small part of the design visible but obscure. However, the part of the legend that is visible shows that the reverse type to be Fortuna standing left. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,175
Lot 2066		City Coins of Judea - Neapolis. Volusian, 251-253 AD. AE 25 (11.2 gr). Laureate head of Volusian, slightly bearded facing right. Reverse: ΘΛNEAΠOΛEC, Mount Gerizim with spread wings of eagle below. Rosenberger 125; B.M. Pal. 73/161. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $147
Lot 2067		Cilicia, Soloi. Tiribazos, Satrap of Cilicia. Silver Stater (10.1 g), ca. 361-334 BC. Ca. 390-387 BC. Bearderd head of Herakles right, wearing a lion's skin around neck. Reverse: Head of Tiribazos, wearing Persian headdress. Sunrise 52 (this coin); Cassabone series 2 var. (unlisted withour ethnic); SNG France-; SNG Levante 153. Perfectly centered on both sides. Lightly toned. Unsually choice and very rare. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2068		Parthian Kingdom. Mithradates II. Silver Tetradrachm (15.4 g), ca. 123-88 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris, ca. 119-109 BC. Diademed and draped bust of Mithradates II left. Reverse: Archer seated right on omphalos, holding bow; four line legend around, BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MEΓAΛOV / APΣA-KOV / EΠIΦANOVΣ; in exergue, TV. Sellwood 24.4 var.; Shore 67 var.; Sunrise 284 var. Well struck on a nice broad flan. Delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,115
Lot 2069		Parthian Kingdom. Phraates III. Silver Drachm (4.15 g), 70/69-58/7 BC. Mithradatkart, ca. 62 BC. Diademed bust of Phraates III facing, wearing necklace with medallion. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 35.4 (Darius?); Shore -. Superb, delicately toned. Well centered and Rare. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2070		Parthian Kingdom. Phraates III. Silver Drachm (4.1 g), 70/69-58/7 BC. Mithradatkart, ca. 62/1-58/7 BC. Bust of Phraates III left, wearing tiara decorated with horn. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 39.6; Shore -. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $165
Lot 2071		Parthian Kingdom. Orodes II. Silver Drachm (3.7 g), 57-38 BC. Mithradatkart, ca. 50-42 BC. Diademed bust of Orodes II left; star before, crescent behind. Reverse: Archer seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 47.9; Shore 241. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 2072		Parthian Kingdom. Vonones I. Silver Drachm (3.5 g), ca. AD 8-12. Ekbatana. Diademed head of Vonones left. Reverse: Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm; monogram below palm. Sellwood 60.5; Shore 329. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $118
Lot 2073		Elymaian Kingdom. Kamnaskires III, with Anzaze. Silver Tetradrachm (15.7 g), ca. 82-73 BC. Seleukeia on the Hedyphon. Conjoined busts of Kamnaskires III, diademed, and his queen, Anzaze, wearing stephane, left; behind, anchor symbol. Reverse: IACIΛEΩ[C KA]MNACK[IPOY] KAI IACIΛIC[CHC A]NZ[AZHC], old bearded god Belos (or Zeus) seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in inner left field in small letters, MAKEΔΩN (faint). Van't Haaff type 7.1, subtype 1-2. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,763
Lot 2074		Elymaian Kingdom. Uncertain early Arsacid kings. Æ Tetradrachm, late 1st century BC-early 2nd century AD. Diademed and bearded bust of king left; behind, star in crescent and anchor with two crossbars. Reverse: Diademed and bearded head left; degraded legend. Haaft 10.3; Alram NB1. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $147
Lot 2075		Kingdom of Persis. Bagadat (Bayadad). Silver Hemidrachm (2.0 g), early-mid 3rd century BC. Contemporary imitation(?). Bearded head right, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind. Reverse: Uncertain. Cf. Alram 513; cf. Sunrise 559. Very rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2076		Kingdom of Persis. Darios (Darev) II. Silver Drachm (4.0 g), 1st century BC. Bearded bust of Darios II left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with crescent. Reverse: King standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar. Klose & Müseler 4/4; Alram 564; Tyler-Smith -; Sunrise 589-90. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $147
Lot 2077		Kingdom of Persis. Pakur (Pakor) II. Silver Hemidrachm (1.6 g), early-mid 1st century AD. Bearded bust of Pakur II left; anchor to left. Reverse: Bearded bust of ancestor(?) left. Klose & Müseler -; Alram -; Tyler-Smith -; Sunrise 618. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $170
Lot 2078		Kingdom of Persis. Shahpur, son of Papak. Silver Obol (0.5 g), ca. AD 200-209. Bearded bust of Shahpur left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara. Reverse: Bearded bust of Papak left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with leaf ornament. Cf. Klose & Müseler 6/2; Alram -; cf. Sunrise 689. Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $270
Lot 2079		Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I. Gold Stater (8.27 g), ca. 171-145 BC. Diademed and draped bust right of EukratidesI right, wearing helmet adorned with bull's ear and horn. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY EYKPATIΔOY, the Dioskouri on rearing horses right, each holding palm branch and spear; to right, monogram. Al. N. Oikonomedes, "The Gold Coinage of the Indo-Greek King Eukratides I (171-155 B.C.)," North American Journal of Numismatics 7.6 (1968), grp. B; F. L. Holt, "Eukratides of Baktria," Studies Oikonomedes pp. 72-6; cf. Bopearachchi 5 (monogram not recorded, but see 7A[drachm); cf. SNG ANS 163 (monogram). Struck on a nice large flan in very high relief, with a full beaded border. Superb Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare - one of just a handful known. Eukratides I, unquestionably one of the most important monarchs of the Baktrian and Indo-Greek kingdom, ruled for about a quarter of a century, having risen to power ca. 170 BC. His extensive coinage includes a unique gold 20-stater piece in Paris, tetradrachms with a majestic left-facing heroic bust of the king, and tetradrachms depicting portraits of his parents Heliokles and Laodike. Gold is of great rarity, and this superbly preserved stater is probably from the mint of Pushkalavati (modern Charsadda in the Peshawar valley of Pakistan). The king wears a helmet, which is curiously reminiscent of the British colonial helmets of the Victorian era. It is ornamented with a bull's horn and ear, as on the coins of Seleukos I of Syria depicting Alexander as the god Dionysos, the legendary conqueror of the Orient. The reverse features the mounted Dioskouroi, Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus and Leda and brothers of Helen of Troy. The Dioskouroi also appear on the coins of the Syrian king Antiochos VI in the years immediately following the end of Eukratides' reign, though this may be no more than coincidence. Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $56,400
Lot 2080		Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur I. Gold Dinar (7.4 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, each looking away from the fire and wearing mural crowns; pellets above each attendant. Cf. SNS type 11C/1b. Göbl type 1/1; cf. Sunrise 739 (single pellet on reverse). Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,756
Lot 2081		Sasanian Kingdom. Vahram II. Gold Dinar (7.4 g), AD 276-293. Draped bust of Varahran right, wearing winged crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire altar flanked by two attendants standing looking away from the fire, each wearing a mural crown. Sunrise 765 variant (no pellet below altar); SNS type 1/1 variant; Göbl type 1/1 variant. Lustrous with full legend. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,344
Lot 2082		Sasanian Kingdom. Varhran II. Gold Dinar (7.4 g), AD 276-293. Draped bust of Varhran II right, wearing winged crown with korymbos. Reverse: Fire altar flanked by two attendants, each looking away from the fire and wearing mural crown. Cf. SNS type 1/1; cf. Göbl type 1/1; cf. Sunrise 765 (no pellet below altar). Lustrous with full legends. Very Rare. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,225
Lot 2083		Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Gold 1/10 Stater (0.85 g), ca. 331-322 BC. [KYΔ], head of Karneios left; star to right. Reverse: Head of female right within concave circular incuse. Naville 62 (same dies as illus.); SNG Copenhagen -. NGC grade VF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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