Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 96

February 12-15 2017 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Ancient Judea

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1799		Philistia, Gaza. Silver Drachm (3.90 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; Θ on cheek. Reverse: [AΘE], owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent. Cf. Gitler & Tal V.15D and V.16D; cf. HGC 10, 537-8. Very Rare. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,465
Lot 1800		Philistia, Gaza. Silver Drachm (3.42 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Archaic male head right. Reverse: 'Z, forepart of horse right; all within dotted square border in incuse square. Gitler & Tal VI.2D; HGC 10, 548. Porous surfaces. Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1801		Philistia, Gaza. Silver Obol (0.66 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Archaic laureate and bearded male head (Zeus?) right. Reverse: 'Z, falcon standing right, head facing; behind, olive-spray; all within dotted square border in incuse square. Gitler & Tal V.8O; HGC 10, 561. Very Rare. Lightly toned and struck on excellent metal. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,643
Lot 1802		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.57 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Oriental female head right. Reverse: Triple turreted city wall upon a rampart before which a crouching lion right, two palm trees between the towers. Gitler & Tal XV.O; HGC 10, -; BMC 22, pl. XIX, 22. Extremely Rare - the second known specimen. Nicely toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,290
Lot 1803		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.74 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; frontal eye. Reverse: A, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent; in lower right field, lion's head facing. Gitler & Tal XII.3O; HGC 10, -. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,645
Lot 1804		Philistia, Askelon. Silver Obol (0.57 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Male head right, with oriental hairstyle. Reverse: 'AN', owl standing right, head facing. Gitler & Tal III.9O; HGC 10, 505. Porous serfaces with excellent detail. Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 750 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,528
Lot 1805		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Hemiobol (0.42 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Male head right, oriental hairstyle. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent resembling an anchor. Gitler & Tal XIV.6HO; HGC 10, -. Lightly toned. Fair / Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1806		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.77 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; profile eye. Reverse: [AΘE(?)], owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent. Cf. Gitler & Tal X.1O; HGC 10, -. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1807		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.77 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; profile eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent. Gitler & Tal IX.1O; HGC 10, -. Toned. Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1808		Idumaea, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.62 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Dome-shaped motif. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent resembling an anchor. Gitler, Tal & Van Alfen 60-70; Hendin 1026 HGC 10, 618. Fair / About Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $259
Lot 1809		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.72 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; profile eye. Reverse: AΘE, owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent. Gitler & Tal X.1O; HGC 10, -. Toned. Fine / Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1810		Philistia, Uncertain mints. Silver Obol (0.58 g), mid 5th century-333 BC. Imitating Athens. Helmeted head of Athena right; profile eye. Reverse: AΘ[E], owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, olive spray and crescent. Gitler & Tal IX.1O; HGC 10, -. Toned. Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1811		Judaea, Yehud (Judah). Silver Gerah (0.47 g), ca. 375-332 BCE. Helmeted head of Athena right; profile eye. Reverse: 'YHD' (Yehud), owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, lily. TJC 6a; Hendin 1050; HGC 10, 437. Fair / About Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 1812		Judaea, Ptolemaic Period. Ptolemy I. Silver 1/4 Ma'ah Obol (0.18 g), ca. 302/1-295/4 BCE. Youthful male head left. Reverse: 'YHD', eagle with wings displayed standing left. TJC 29; Hendin 1078. Rare. Toned. Fair / Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1813		Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. Judah Aristobulus I. Æ Prutah (1.92 g), 104-103 BCE. Jerusalem. Legend in five lines within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between horns. TJC grp. U; Hendin 1143. One of the finest examples we have seen. Earthen-green patina. Rare this choice. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 1814		Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan). Æ Prutah (0.89 g), 103-76 BCE. Jerusalem. Star with eight rays, all within diadem; no Hebrew letters visible. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ [AΛEΞANΔPO]Y, inverted anchor. TJC grp. K; Hendin 1150a. A beautifully struck example and unusually choice. Nice desert patina. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $200
Lot 1815		Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah). Æ 8 Prutot (13.64 g), 40-37 BCE. Jerusalem. 'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew), double cornucopiae. Reverse: [B]ACIΛEΩC ANTIΓONOY, ivy wreath tied with ribbons. TJC 36; Hendin 1162. Rare. Well struck and unusually well centered. Pleasing green patina. One of the finest examples we have seen. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The 8-prutah of Mattathias II Antigonus takes it typological cues from the coinages of earlier Hasmonaean rulers as a means of presenting him as a legitimate ruler. The cornucopiae and wreath types look back to the heady days of John Hyrcanus I (134-104 BCE) and the foundation of the fully autonomous Hasmonaean Jewish state while the Paleo-Hebrew legend identifying him as High Priest and the Greek legend naming him as king follow the pattern established by Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,938
Lot 1816		11-piece lot of Hasmonean and Herodian Period Bronzes. Consists of the following: H-1132, H-1141, H-1142, H-1144, H-1155, H-1159, H-1160, H-1162, H-1163, H-1164, H-1188. Coins are mostly Fine and each is described. Includes some scarcer issues. Lot of 11 coins. Estimate Value $400 - 500 Ex Alan Leventen Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 1817		Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod I. Æ 2 Prutot (2.47 g), 40 BCE.-4 CE. Jerusalem. BACIΛ HPωΔ, cross within open diadem. Reverse: Tripod flanked by palm branches. TJC 49b; Hendin 1178a. Green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $141
Lot 1818		Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod I. Æ Prutah (1.59 g), 40 BCE.-4 CE. Jerusalem. BAΣI HPωΔ, anchor. Reverse: Double cornucopiae with caduceus between and dots above. TJC 59c; Hendin 1188. An unusually clear example. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $329
Lot 1819		Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Agrippa II. Æ (1.51 g), 56-95 CE. Caesarea Paneas, RY 34 (82/3 CE). Turreted head of Tyche right. Reverse: Cornucopiae; across field, date (ET ΔΛ). TJC 178; Hendin 1297; RPC 2295. Dark green-black patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1820		Judaea, Procuratorial. Antoninus Felix. Æ Prutah (2.56 g), 52-59 CE. Jerusalem, RY 14 of Claudius (54 CE). IOY/ΛIA AΓ/PIΠΠI/NA in four lines within wreath. Reverse: TI [KΛA]YΔIOC KAIC[A]P ΓEPM, crossed palm branches; below, date (L IΔ). RPC 4970; Hendin 1347. Nice clear legends. Sandy dark brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1821		6-piece Procuratorial Period Bronzes. Consists of the following: H-1328, H-1329, H-1331, H-1338, H-1351, H-1351 var. All are in Fine condition and each described. Lot of 6 coins. Estimate Value $150 - 200 Ex Alan Leventen Collection. View details	Unsold
Lot 1822		Judaea, The Jewish War. Silver Shekel (13.19 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 2 (67/8 CE). 'Shekel of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), ritual chalice with pearled rim, the base raised by projections on both ends; above, 'year 2'. Reverse: 'Jerusalem the holy' (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds, round base. TJC 193; Hendin 1358. Bold strike. Some porosity. Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 Ex Superior (4-7 June 1984), 1495. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,935
Lot 1823		6-piece lot of Jewish War Bronzes. Consists of the following: H-1360 (3), H-1360a, H-1369 (2). Coins grade VG to Fine. Lot of 6 coins. Estimate Value $250 - 300 Ex Alan Leventen Collection. View details	Realized $259
Lot 1824		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (12.44 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Mildenberg 37.13 (O8'/R27; this coin); TJC 233; Hendin 1388. Struck on a huge wide flan. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $5,000 - 6,000 Ex "Idna" 1965 Hoard. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,463
Lot 1825		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (13.51 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, star. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Mildenberg 59 (O13/R45); TJC 267; Hendin 1411. Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,170
Lot 1826		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Sela (14.86 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; show bread table or Ark of the Covenant in chest form with semicircular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side; above façade, wavy line. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), lulav with etrog at left. Mildenberg 96 (O17/R67); TJC 269; Hendin 1413. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - 3,500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,640
Lot 1827		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.24 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew) within wreath of thin branches wrapped around eight almonds, with a medallion at top and tendrils at bottom; pairs of dots between each section of wreath. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; no willow branch. Mildenberg 132 (O19/R92); TJC 284; Hendin 1428. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,058
Lot 1828		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.70 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), two upright trumpets with dot between. Mildenberg 167 (O21/R107); TJC 277; Hendin 1431. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $940
Lot 1829		Judea. Bar Kochba Revolt, AD 132-135. Silver Zuz (3.31g), undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). (Simon); bunch of grapes in three lobes hanging from branch. Reverse: (for the freedom of Jerusalem) ; fluted jug, handle on left, willow branch on r. Hendin 1433; Mild. 197. Overstriking quite evident. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 Purchased from Bowers and Ruddy, 1981 from stock. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $823
Lot 1830		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (3.21 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes in three lobes hanging from branch, which has a tendril to the left and a leaf to right. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), elongated lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 218 (O24/R141); Hendin 1435. Toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $793
Lot 1831		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Silver Zuz (2.62 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with leaf and tendril. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), fluted jug with handle on left; in right field, willow branch. Mildenberg 197 (O24/R76); TJC 285; Hendin 1433. Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $564
Lot 1832		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Medium Bronze (4.13 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Simon Prince of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), palm branch within wreath. Reverse: 'Year two of the freedom of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), wide lyre with five strings. Mildenberg 28 (O1'/R9); TJC 263; Hendin 1406. Brown patina. Very Good / Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $376
Lot 1833		Judea. Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 CE. Middle Bronze, AE 25 (9.69g) Choice VF. Dated Year Two (133/4 CE). "Simon" on Paleo-Hebrew across fields; seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: "Year two of the freedom of Isreael" in paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on tendril. Hendin 1408; Mesh. 195. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 Ex Goldberg's Sale 74, June 4-5, 2013 lot #3507; Ex Superior's Biblical Numismatic Society, 1970s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $388
Lot 1834		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (3.20 g), 132-135 CE. Year 2 (133/4 CE). 'Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'Year two of the redemption of Israel' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Mildenberg 154 (O3/R5); TJC 266; Hendin 1410. Dark earthen-brown and green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $400
Lot 1835		Judaea, Bar Kokhba Revolt. Æ Small Bronze (4.58 g), 132-135 CE. Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). 'Simon' (Paleo-Hebrew), seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Reverse: 'For the freedom of Jerusalem' (Paleo-Hebrew), bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf. Mildenberg 159 (O4/R9); TJC 302b; Hendin 1440. Very Rare - only five specimens cited by Mildenberg. Dark earthen green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $306
Lot 1836		3-piece lot of Bar Kochba Revolt Middle Bronzes. Consists of: Year One, Year Two and Undated (year 3) AE 25's. Each Fine to Very Fine. Lot of 3 coins. Estimate Value $300 - 350 Ex Alan Leventen Collection. View details	Realized $705
Lot 1837		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (12.78 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima in Samaria, ca. AD 83 or later. DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GE[RMANICVS IMP], laureate head of Domitian left. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, crowning trophy before her and holding spear and shield. TJC 392; Hendin 1455; RPC 2305. Earthen black patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold