Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Anceint Greek Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1709		Diodotos I, c. 256-239 BC. Gold Stater (8.28 g), Issued in the name of Antiochos II of Syria. Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Diademed head right of Diodotos. Reverse: Zeus Bremetes advancing left, brandishing thunderbolt and aegis, eagle below. Newell ESM 713; Mitchiner ACW 63. Full, clean strike, with areas of luster. The portrait quite elegant, with the bold stylizations often seen in Hellenistic art from the East. Rare. An especially fine example, without the usual test cut. NGC photograded Uncirculated. Besides being an adjunct to Seleucid gold coinage, most of which is extremely rare to begin with, this gold piece is the first in the line of the distinctive and colorful Greco-Baktrian coinages, which produced some of the most striking and interesting portraiture in Hellenistic numismatics. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,500. From the Millennia Collection, lot 63. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 1710		Bactria. Diodotos II, c. 256-230 BC. Gold Stater (8.3g). Minted in Eastern Baktria, c. 255-250 BC. Diademed head right of Diodotos II. Reverse: Zeus standing left, about to hurl thunderbolt; eagle at feet, wreath above. Houghton and Lorber 630; Newell (ESM) 723. Very Rare. Superb Extremely Fine. While this remarkable and fascinating coin type proclaims King Antiochos on the reverse, the portrait, nevertheless, is of a Baktrian ruler, and possibly commemorates the Baktrian victory over the Parthians. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,910
Lot 1711		Baktria. Demetrios I, c. 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.9 g). Draped bust right of Demetrios I, wearing elephant headdress. Reverse: Herakles holding club and lion's skin. Bopear. Série 1B; SNG ANS 186. Scattered marks in fields. Very Rare. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1712		Baktria. Demetrios I, c. 200-185 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.7 g). Draped bust right of Demetrios I wearing elephant headdress. Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding club and lion's skin. Bopear. Série 1F; SNG ANS 190. Scattered marks, mainly from over-zealous cleaning. Very rare type. Very Fine/Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1713		Baktria. Euthydemos II, c. 185-180 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Diademed and draped bust right of Euthydemos II. Reverse: Herakles standing facing, holding wreath in right hand, club in left; monogram to left. Bopear. Série 1D; SNG ANS 217. Fantastic portrait coin struck in high relief with very little actual wear; some rough cleaning noticeable on reverse. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1714		Baktria. Antimachos, c. 171-160 BC. AR Drachm (4.21 g). Draped bust right of Antimachos wearing kausia. Reverse: Poseidon standing facing, holding long trident and palm; to right, monogram. Bop Série 2; Mitchiner 1662. Lovely style and well struck on excellent metal. Very rare this choice. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1715		Baktria. Agathokles, c. 185-170 BC. AR "Pedigree" Tetradrachm (16.6 g). Head right of Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter; in front, monogram. Bopear. Série 12B; SNG ANS --. Very rare, porous. Details of Very Fine. These commemorative, or "pedigree," coins were first issued by Agathokles and Antimachos I to show the dynastic lineage of their reigns. This tetradrachm, utilizing the Alexander the Great types, is particularly rare, and is missing in virtually every important Baktrian collection. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,250
Lot 1716		Baktria. Eukratides I, c. 171-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.5 g). Heroic bust of Eukratides I as seen from behind, holding spear, wearing diadem and crested helmet adorned with bull's horn and ear. Reverse: The Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; monogram below. Bopear. Série 8B; SNG ANS 485. Cleaning, as often seen, at upper quadrants. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 1717		Baktria. Eukratides I, c. 171-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.8 g). Diademed and draped bust right of Eukratides I. Reverse: The Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; monogram below. Bopear. Série 1B; SNG ANS 431.Slightly porous. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1718		Baktria. Eukratides I, c. 171-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.9 g). Helmeted, draped and diademed bust right of Eukratides I. Reverse: The Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; to right, monogram. Bopear. Série 6E; SNG ANS 465. Boldly struck on a large flan. Virtually Mint State. A lovely example of the most obtainable, high-grade early tetradrachms of the Baktrian Empire. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1719		Indo-Greek Kingdoms. Hippostratos, c. 65-55 BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.6 g). Diademed and draped bust right of Hippostratos. Reverse: King on prancing horse right, wearing crested helmet. Bopear. Série 3A; SNG ANS 1622. Rare. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1720		Ancient India, The Kushans. Huvishka, c. AD 158-195. Gold Quarter Stater (1.9 g). King seated cross-legged upon convention for rocks or clouds; faces left and holding in his right hand a staff; the king wears a mantle and helmet decorated with a diadem. Reverse: Mithra, the sun god, radiate and nimbate, standing left, holding scepter. Mitchiner 3201; cf. Rosenfield pl. III, 50. Very Rare. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1721		Ancient India, Kidarite Realm. Kritavirya or his predecessors, c. AD 300-400. Gold Quarter Stater (1.9 g). King standing facing, altar at feet. Reverse: Siva standing beside the Bull. Cf. Mitchiner 3632. Very Rare. Extremely Fine. The types are borrowed from the copper coinage of the Kushans. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1722		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy I, 323-285 BC. Gold Pentadrachm (17.9 g). Diademed bust right of Ptolemy I; small delta behind ear. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, monogram. Dewing 2740; Svoronos 210. A wonderful example. Lustrous Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,350
Lot 1723		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy II, 285-246 BC. Gold Pentadrachm (17.9 g). Diademed bust right of Ptolemy I. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, monogram and shield; between legs of eagle, "A" (year 1, minted 285/4 BC). Svoronos 558, plate XIII, 1. A wonderful example. NGC graded Choice AU: Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5. Our grade is Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,800
Lot 1724		Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoê II, wife of Ptolemy II, d. 270 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (27.8 g), struck under Ptolemy II. Diademed and veiled bust right of Arsinoê II, lotus scepter behind bust; theta in left field. Reverse: Filleted cornuacopiae. Troxell plate 6, 2; Svoronos 460; SNG Cop. 134. Much mint luster. NGC graded Choice AU: Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5; Fine Style, edge mark. Our grade is Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,100
Lot 1725		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy III, 246-222/1 BC, Gold Pentadrachm (21.39 g) minted at Alexandria. Diademed and veiled bust right of Berenike II. Reverse: Cornucopiae bound with fillet; on either side, star; beneath, monogram resembling Christogram. Sv. 962 (plate XXIX, 17); SNGs --; BMC --. Very rare; artistic portrait. Extremely Fine. This wonderful gold coin, struck by Ptolemy III, portrays his wife, Berenike II, who effectively ruled the kingdom while Ptolemy was on the battlefield. This particular variety (with this reverse monogram) is missing in most all collections, both public and private; it was known to Svoronos from only one specimen, which was in the Consul Weber collection, auctioned in 1909. Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $36,800
Lot 1726		Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoê II, wife of Ptolemy II, d. 270 BC. AR Dekadrachm (35.6 g), struck under Ptolemy III. Diademed and veiled bust right of Arsinoê II, lotus scepter behind bust; "BB" in left field. Reverse: Filleted cornuacopiae. Troxell, plate 6, 6; cf. Svoronos 938; SNG Cop. 136. Well-struck on a large flan, with none of the usual flan cracks found on this impressive issue. Extremely Fine. Hyla Troxell, in her elucidating article in the ANS Museum Notes 28, concludes that the letters in the obverse fields of this and the gold commemorative issues, cannot be linked to a dating scheme, but are rather issue numbers. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,250
Lot 1727		Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II or III, 285-221 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.26 g). Diademed head right of Ptolemy I, star on diadem. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, monogram and spade in field. Svoronos 1250 var. Unpublished with star on diadem, thus highly important. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000. Collecting Ancient Greek Coins (P. Rynearson) p. 80, 4.8 (this coin pictured). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,280
Lot 1728		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IV, 222-205 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (or Mnaieion; 27.82 g) minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, holding trident and wearing aegis over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate and filleted cornucopiae. Sv. 1117; de Luynes 3573 (same obverse die). Nearly Extremely Fine. The attributes of Helios in the radiate crown, of Poseidon with the trident and of Zeus's aegis contribute aesthetically to the youthful portait of Ptolemy IV's father. This is a remarkable offering of this difficult-to-find and impressive coin type. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,213
Lot 1729		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IV, 222-205 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (or Mnaieion; 27.78 g) minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, holding trident and wearing aegis over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate and filleted cornucopiae. Sv. 1117; SNG Cop 196. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,488
Lot 1730		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IV, 222-205 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (or Mnaieion; 27.8 g) minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, holding trident and wearing aegis over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate and filleted cornucopiae. Sv. 1117; SNG Cop 196. A few stray marks, mainly confined to the reverse. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,913
Lot 1731		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IV, 222-205 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (or Mnaieion; 27.83 g) minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, holding trident and wearing aegis over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate and filleted cornucopiae. Sv. 1117; SNG Cop 196. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,213
Lot 1732		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IV, 222-205 BC. Gold Tetradrachm or Half Mnaieion (13.83 g) minted at Alexandria, c. 217 BC. Radiate and diademed bust right of the deified Ptolemy III, holding trident and wearing aegis over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate and filleted cornucopiae. Sv. 1118; BMC 105. Nearly Extremely Fine. Like so many fractional coins, this denomination is rarer than its larger counterpart. Along with its double, this lot would make an ideal pairing for an advanced collection of either ancient gold or coins of the Ptolemies. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex Sale of a Lady (Christie's, 9 October, 1984), lot 302. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1733		Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoê II, wife of Ptolemy II, d. 270 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (27.87 g), struck under Ptolemy VI. Diademed and veiled bust right of Arsinoê II, lotus scepter behind bust; "K" in left field. Reverse: Filleted cornuacopiae. Dewing 2762; cf. Svoronos 1498; SNG Cop. 321. Boldly struck with virtually no wear; some light scratching in left obverse and reverse fields; some edge bumps visible, mainly on obverse. Otherwise, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,200
Lot 1734		Ptolemaic Egypt. Arsinoê II, struck under Ptolemy VI, 180-145 BC. Gold Oktadrachm (27.87 g). Bust right of Arsinoê II, wearing stephane and veil; to left, "K." Reverse: Double cornucopiae bound with fillet. SNG Cop 321; cf. Sv. 1498; Dewing 2762. Old scratch at top of obv. "K." Fine style; Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $12,075
Lot 1735		Ptolemaic Egypt, Arsinoê II, wife of Ptolemy II, d. 270 B.C. Gold Oktadrachm (27.7 g) struck by Ptolemy VI. Diademed and veiled bust right of Arsinoê II, lotus scepter behind bust; behind, "K". Reverse: Filleted cornuacopiae. Dewing 2762; cf. Svoronos 1498; SNG Cop 321. Boldly struck from slightly rusted dies with some scattered marks in the reverse fields. A desirable example of this popular massive ancient gold coin. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 1736		Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy VI, 180-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.8 g) minted year 19 (163/162 BC). Sole reign of 163-145 BC. Diademed bust right of Ptolemy I. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; in left field, date. SNG Cop 567; cf. Sv. 1342. Cleaned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 1737		A Trio of Ptolemaic Coinage. Consists of: Ptolemy I AR tetradrachm (16.5 g) Attic standard; Ptolemy I AR tetradrachm with tiny delta behind ear; Cleopatra I AE 27 mm. Coins grade Fine to Very Fine. Well worth our conservative estimate. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $978
Lot 1738		Kyrenaica, Kyrene, c. 470-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.4 g). Silphium plant. Reverse: Head right of Zeus-Ammon of late archaic style. BMC 13. Somewhat porous; very rare and seldom offered. Very Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900
Lot 1739		Group of Nine Better Greek Silver Coins. Includes some important types such as: Naxos AR drachm; Syracuse AR 16 litrai; Demetrios Poliorketes of Macedon AR tetradrachm; Ephesos AR tetradrachm bee/stag; Aegina AR stater land tortoise; etc. Coins range from Fine to Very Fine, some with damage. Well worth our conservative estimate. Lot of 9 coins. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 1740		Group of 5 Greek Silver Coins. Consists of: Terone circa 4th century BC obol; Alexander III tetradrachm from Amphipolis; Rhodos 4th cent BC didrachm; 2nd cent BC drachm; Baktria Menander drachm. Coins grade Fine to Extremely Fine. A very pleasing lot of 5 coins. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 1741		Lot of Five Small Greek Silver Plus Two Greek Bronzes. Each partially described. Lot of 7 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661

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