Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 125

The New York Int'l Sale

Ancient Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 1		Calabria, Tarentum, Silver Nomos (7.85 g) ca. 281-270 BC. Helmeted soldier on horseback riding left, holding round shield in left hand, Nike stands before him, holding the reins and restraining the horse. Reverse: Divine hero Phalanthus (Taras) of Sparta astride a dolphin left, bearing round shield inscribed with [E] in left hand, waves below, IOP in left field, Taras to left. Vlasto 679-682; HN Italy-963; SNG Lockett 200; SNG ANS-1056-8; SNG France-1874-6). Old cabinet tone. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details	Realized $696
Lot 2		Sicily, Entella. Silver Tetradrachm (16.96 g), ca. 320/15-300 BC. Siculo-Punic issue. Wreathed head of Arethusa left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins around. Reverse: M (Neo-Punic), Horse's head left; behind, palm tree. Jenkins 233 (O72''/R199); PCG IV C21 (same dies, but the obv. has since been recut). Lustrous surfaces. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP The typology of this coin illustrates the great influence that the coinage of Syracuse still maintained at the end of the fourth century BC. The obverse type is a fairly faithful copy of the head of Arethusa surrounded by dolphins found on contemporary Syracusan tetradrachms, although she may have been understood by the Punic issuers as a representation of Tanit, the patron goddess of Carthage. The horse's head and palm tree on the reverse serve to advertise the origins of the issuers. The former was a civic badge of Carthage, which was said to have been founded on a hill where a horse's head was found buried in the ground while the palm tree (phoenix in Greek) is a punning reference to the Phoenician - and perhaps specifically Tyrian - origin of Carthage. The Punic inscription refers to the issuing authority as "the people of the camp," clearly indicating that the coin was struck to finance the frequent Punic campaigns against Syracuse and the other Greek cities of eastern Sicily. This particular issue was probably struck in connection with the great war of 311-306 BC that saw Punic forces under Hamilcar overrun most of Sicily to the gates of Syracuse, but he was forced to withdraw after Agathokles, the tyrant of Syracuse, led an unexpected invasion of Carthaginian territory in North Africa. View details	Realized $4,200
Lot 3		Sicily, Entella. Silver Tetradrachm (16.78 g), ca. 300-289 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: 'MHMHNT (Neo-Punic), Horse's head left; before neck, upright club; behind, palm tree with date clusters. Jenkins 286 (O91/R235); SNG Lockett 1055 (same obv. die). Lustrous surfaces. Fine, elegant style. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Like the Carthaginian gold stater in this sale, this Siculo-Punic tetradrachm also illustrates the deep impact that exposure to Greek culture and iconography had on the development of Punic coinages. While the stater makes use of the Syracusan Persephone type so ubiquitous in Sicily to represent Punic Tanit, here the die engravers have copied the Herakles obverse type of the widely circulating tetradrachms of Alexander the Great, probably both as an indicator of "good money" recognizable to all recipients and to represent Melqart, the chief deity of Tyre, the mother-city of Carthage. This Phoenician god, who had been syncretized with Greek Herakles since at least the fifth century BC, was also worshiped by the Carthaginians. Also, like the stater, this tetradrachm features an equine reverse type - the head of a horse. This may refer to the foundation myth of Carthage, in which the auspicious site of the city was indicated by the discovery of a horse's head in the earth. View details	Realized $4,080
Lot 4		Sicily, Entella. Silver Tetradrachm (17.07 g), ca. 300-289 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress; kerykeion below neck. Reverse: 'MHMHNT (Neo-Punic), Horse's head left; before neck, trefoil of pellets; behind, palm tree with date clusters. Jenkins 281 (O89/R232); de Luynes 1451 (same obv. die); Allotte de le Fuye 135 (same rev. die). Boldly struck and well centered. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Ex Roma XIII (23 March 2017), 72. View details	Realized $6,300
Lot 5		Sicily, Himera. Silver Drachm (5.19 g), ca. 500 BC. Cock standing right in circular border of dots. Reverse: Hen standing right in shallow circular incuse. Cf. Kraay 160-2 (dies not recorded); de Luynes 971. Boldly struck in high relief on a slightly irregular planchet. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP The northern Sicilian city of Himera was founded by colonists from Zankle with the assistance of a group of Syracusan exiles in 648 BC. It was named for its location near the mouth of the Himera river and stood on the border with Punic-dominated western Sicily. The city was well situated for trade with both the Etruscans of Italy and the Carthaginians. The city is reported to have fallen under the domination of Phalaris, the tyrant of nearby Akragas in the second quarter of the sixth century, but the historicity of his power over Himera has been disputed. Himera was ruled by its own tyrants in the late sixth century BC, but the last of these, Terillos, was expelled in the early fifth century BC by Theron, the powerful tyrant of Akragas (c. 489�472 BC). In 480 BC, Terillos attempted to reclaim his city with the support of a large Punic force led by the general Hamilcar, but this was defeated before the walls of Himera. This incredible victory of Sicilian Greeks over a vastly larger Punic army resulted in a comparison with the Greek victory over the Persians at Salamis in the same year and to the later tradition that both battles took place on the very same day. The present drachm was struck while Himera was still ruled by its own native tyrants, but it is unclear whether it could belong to the period of Terillos� tyranny. It certainly belongs before the conquest of Himera by Theron since it is struck to the Chalkidian standard and features the traditional types of cock and hen. Following the city�s conquest by Theron, the coinage of Himera was struck to the Attic standard preferred at Akragas and the hen reverse was replaced by the crab badge of Akragas. Ex Saint Ludovico & Firth of Clyde Collection (Stack's, 22 April 2009), 1030. View details	Realized $1,200
Lot 6		Sicily, Himera. Æ Hemilitron (2.05 g), ca. 412-409 BC. Head of nymph facing slightly left. Reverse: IME, crayfish left; six pellets above. CNS 36; SNG ANS -. Virtually as struck. Dark reddish-brown patina. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details	Realized $432
Lot 7		Sicily, Himera. Silver Litra (0.65 g), ca. 405-382 BC. Head of youthful Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Reverse: Athena standing facing, holding spear and shield. SNG ANS 172-3; HGC 2, 453. Extremely Rare. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Ex Roma X (27 September 2015), 166. View details	Realized $960
Lot 8		Sicily, Kamarina. Æ (3.09 g), ca. 339-317 BC. KAMAPINAIΩN, Helmeted head of Athena left. Reverse: Horse prancing left; grain ear in exergue. Westermark & Jenkins period 4, 208; CNS 42; SNG ANS 1232. Beautiful glossy dark reddish-green patina. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP View details	Realized $252
Lot 9		Sicily, Leontinoi. Silver Tetradrachm (17.28 g), after 480 BC. Dies engraved by the "Demareteion Master". Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving slow quadriga tight; above, Nike flying left, crowning the driver with wreath; in exergue, lion running to right. Reverse: ΛEO-NTIN-O-N, laureate head of Apollo right, his hair is combed over the forehead and tied in back of head; below, lion running right; around, three laurel leaves. Rizzo pl. 22, 14 = Hirmer 19, pl. 6 (same dies); Chantraine pl. 1, 5; Holloway pl. 1, 4. Schwabacher pl. 6; SNG ANS 217; SNG Munich 549. Of the highest rarity!. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $50,000 - UP In the late eight century BC, the Sicilian city of Naxos became overburdened by its population and therefore dispatched colonists to found a settlement further down the eastern coast of Sicily. This new colony was known as Leontinoi and enjoyed years of prosperity under its oligarchic government until ca. 608 BC, when the traditional constitution was overthrown and power was seized by a local strong man named Panaitios. Leontinoi thus became the first city of Sicily to be ruled by a tyrant. Panaitios' success opened a veritable Pandora's Box for the island and many cities subsequently found their old institutions subverted by tyrants and despite occasional revolutions, tyrants tended to rule many of the Sicilian cities down to the third century BC, long after this form of government had died out in many Greek cities outside of Sicily. Panaitios had released the idea of tyranny into Sicily, but he did not foresee what others would do to his city through tyrannical power. In the fifth century BC, Sicilian tyrants created whole empires on the island, dominating not only their own people, but also the populations of neighboring cities. In ca. 496/5 BC, Leontinoi was conquered by Hippokrates, the tyrant of Gela. After his death in 491 BC, the city passed under the authority of his successor, Gelon I, who in 485 BC also seized Syracuse and became tyrant in that city as well. This impressive tetradrachm of Leontinoi was struck during the period of Gelon�s domination of the city, probably in connection with his great victory over the vast Punic army that the general Hamilcar led against him and his ally, Theron of Akragas, at the Battle of Himera (480 BC). Large quantities of silver were plundered from Hamilcar�s camp and the peace treaty that followed compelled the Carthaginians to pay an indemnity of 2,000 talents of silver. It is perhaps from this great influx of silver that coins like this Leontine tetradrachm were struck. The types eloquently speak to the influence of Syracuse over the issuing city, as one might expect from dies executed by the Demarateion Master - the celebrated Syracusan engraver responsible for designing the dekadrachms of Syracuse in the same period. The slow quadriga obverse is taken directly from contemporary Syracusan tetradrachms and dekadrachms while the head of Apollo on the reverse mirrors features of the head of Arethusa on Syracusan issues. Whereas the head of Arethusa is regularly encircled by four dolphins, here the head of Apollo is encircled by three laurel leaves and a lion. The lion (leon in Greek) served as the punning badge of the city. Ex Hess-Leu 31 (6 December 1966), 113; Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), 291; Gutekunst Collection (Jacob Hirsch XXXI, 6 May 1912), 163. View details	Realized $114,000
Lot 10		Sicily, Leontinoi. Silver Didrachm (8.50 g), ca. 476-466 BC. Nude jockey, holding whip and reins, on horse galloping right. Reverse: [Λ]-EO-?-[TI?-OV], Head of a roaring lion right; around, four barley grains. Boehringer 13; SNG ANS 209 (same dies). Rare. Old cabinet tone. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection (Stack's, 14 January 2008), 2085. View details	Realized $1,440
Lot 11		Sicily, Syracuse. Silver Tetradrachm (17.35 g), ca. 405-400 BC. Unsigned dies in the style of Eukleidas. Charioteer driving quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, grain ear. Reverse: ΣYPAK[OΣIΩN], Head of Arethusa left, wearing penadant necklace and triple-pendant earring, hair bound in the back by a sakkos ornamented with stars; four dolphins swimming around. Tudeer 85 (O31/R57). Struck from a slightly worn and rusty obverse die. The reverse bold and of incredibly fine style. An antique scratch in the reverse field at 11 o'clock. Beautiful light iridescent tone and lustrous. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - UP It is widely accepted that the golden age of Syracusan numismatic art falls into the decades immediately following the crushing defeat of the Athenian expedition against Syracuse (415-413 BC). This outburst of artistic coin production may have been spurred by the plunder taken from the Athenians and coined for the victorious Syracusans. In this period, Syracusan die engravers experimented with the traditional quadriga and Arethusa types of their city to come up with new and vibrant creations, and, filled with pride in their work, frequently signed their dies. Although the present tetradrachm is not actually struck from signed dies, the style of the engraving is that of the famed artist Eukleidas who is celebrated for this particular rendition of Arethusa wearing her hair in a sphendone. In contrast to the earlier issues of Syracuse, which feature a slow quadriga on the obverse, here the chariot is given a much more dramatic appearance as it races across the coin. The horses look in different directions as if some have broken their reins under the whip of the victorious driver. Private purchase from Brian Kritt. View details	Realized $9,300
Lot 12		Sicily, Syracuse. Philistis, wife of Hieron II. Silver 16 Litrai (13.29 g), 275-215 BC. Under Hieron II, ca. 218/7-215 BC. Diademed and veiled head of Philistis left; behind, wreath. Reverse: BAΣIΛIΣΣAΣ (sic) ΦIΛIΣTIΔOΣ, Nike driving quadriga right, holding reins; above, Φ. SNG ANS 872-4; HGC 2, 1556. Some old scratches and marks noted on the obverse. Still a very handsome example. Nicely toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Arnold Saslow in January 2003. View details	Realized $2,220
Lot 13		Sicily, Syracuse. Gelon II. Silver 4 Litrai (3.19 g), ca. 218-214 BC. Diademed head of Gelon II left. Reverse: ΣYPAKOΣIOI ΓEΛΩNOΣ, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; E and K in the fields. CCO 285.38 (D1/R1; this coin); SNG ANS 898-9 (same dies); BAR issue 67; HGC 2, 1563. Lovely old cabinet toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Sternberg XX (20 April 1988), 452. View details	Realized $1,440
Lot 14		Sicily, Syracuse, Hieronymous, ca. 215-214 B.C. Silver 10 Litrai ((8.42 g). Diademed head facing left, retrograde K behind, beaded border. Reverse: BAΣIΛEOΣ / IEPONYMOY, winged thunderbolt, KI above. SNG ANS 1028 (this obverse die); SNG Lloyd (this obverse die). Attractive cabinet toning, NGC graded Choice AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP NGC Certification 6134309-013. Ex Burdette Johnson Collection, St Louis c. 1940's. View details	Realized $4,080
Lot 15		Sicily, Syracuse. Hieronymos. Silver 5 Litrai (4.21 g), 215-214 BC. Diademed head of Hieronymos left. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ IEPΩNYMOY, winged thunderbolt; above, MI. Holloway dies O7/R14; HGC 2, 1568. Lustrous and untoned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Gorny & Mosch 236 (7 March 2016), 91; Ernste Collection, Düsseldorf, 1970s. View details	Realized $1,020
Lot 16		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip II. Gold Stater (8.62 g), 359-336 BC. Pella, ca. 340/36-328 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, charioteer driving biga right, holding kentron and reins; below, Nike flying to right. Le Rider 379 (D167/R281); SNG ANS 158. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP View details	Realized $7,500
Lot 17		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip III Arrhidaios. Gold Stater (8.59 g), 323-319 BC. Kolophon mint. Struck Menander or Kleitos,CA. 322-319 BC. In the types of Philip II. Laureate head of Apollo with features of his half-brother Alexander III, right. Reverse: ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping biga right; below horses, cornucopiae. Gillet 785 (same obv. die); Le Rider pl. 90; SNG ANS 309; Kraay & Hirmer 565. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Superior (9 December 1994), 679. View details	Realized $15,600
Lot 18		Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios I Poliorketes. Silver Tetradrachm (17.12 g), 306-283 BC. Pella, ca. 291/0 BC. Diademed and horned head of Demetrios I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon Pelagaios, nude, standing left, foot propped on rock, holding trident and resting arm on leg; in outer left field, monogram. Newell 82; HGC 3.1, 1014a. Fine style portrait with a pleasing old tone. Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP The diademed portrait of Demetrios Poliorketes, which is included among the earliest numismatic depictions of a living Hellenistic king, elevates him to the status of a god through the addition of horns. These not only respond to the horn of Ammon on Lysimachos' celebrated coin portrait of the deified Alexander the Great, but refer to Demetrios' association with Poseidon (in his aspect as Taureos), whose sacred animal was the bull. Indeed, the Athenians hailed him as a son of the sea-god when he entered their city in 291/0 BC. Should there be any doubt about his connection to Poseidon, a depiction of the god - probably representing a lost statue - appears on the reverse. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex NFA Mail Bid Sale (12 October 1988), 204; Ex Rollin & Feuardent (1873). View details	Realized $1,440
Lot 19		Macedonian Kingdom. Demetrios I Poliorketes. Silver Drachm (4.18 g), 306-283 BC. Ephesos, ca. 301-295 BC. Diademed and horned head of Demetrios I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Poseidon advancing left, brandishing trident; in inner right field, ivy leaf. Newell 54α = SNG Copenhagen 1184 (same dies); HGC 3.1, -. Dark toning with some porosity. Rare. Only a handfull of Portrait drachms are known. Very Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 91 (19 September 2012), 151. View details	Realized $2,040
Lot 20		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip V. Silver Tetradrachm (16.72 g), 221-179 BC. Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 220-211 BC. Diademed head of Philip V right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY, Athena Alkidemos, seen from behind, advancing left, holding forth shield decorated with star and preparing to cast thunderbolt; to inner right, EP monogram. Cf. Mamroth 1 (a second control to left); Boehringer pl. 7, 9 (same obv. die). Very Rare - lacking the secondary monogram. Toned. Some scattered marks, none serious, and probably cleaned at one time. Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP According to Morkholm, p. 135: This small issue of the finest contemporary style comprises only three obverse dies. This is either an accession issue or is associated with the Social War of 220-217 BC between Macedonia and the Aetolian League. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 49 (17 March 1999), 235. View details	Realized $5,040
Lot 21		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip V. Silver Didrachm (8.29 g), 221-179 BC. Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 184-179 BC. Zoilos, mintmaster. Diademed head right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY, club right; above, ZΩ monogram; below, ΔI and EB monograms; all within oak wreath tied at left; to outer left, star. Mamroth, Philip 25; HGC 3, 1059. Lightly toned and with some minor porosity noted. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Spink in June, 1995. View details	Realized $3,000
Lot 22		Macedonian Kingdom. Philip V. Silver Tetradrachm (16.76 g), 221-179 BC. Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 188/7-184 BC. Ar…, mintmaster. Head of the hero Perseus left, wearing winged helmet surmounted by griffin's head; behind neck, harpa; all in the central boss of a Macedonian shield with seven double crescents containing stars around. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΦIΛIΠΠOY, club right; above, AP monogram; below, ΣΩ and ΠO monograms; all within oak wreath tied at left; to outer left, caduceus. Mamroth 4; SNG Lockett 1529 (same obv. die). Rare. Lightly toned. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Kovacs Sale (12/95) XII, lot 39. View details	Realized $5,280
Lot 23		Macedonian Kingdom. Perseus. Silver Tetradrachm, 179-168 BC. Pella or Amphipolis, ca. 173-171 BC. Au…, mintmaster. Diademed head of Perseus right. Reverse: BAΣI-ΛEΩΣ ΠEP-ΣEΩΣ, eagle with wings displayed standing right on thunderbolt; in right field, magistrate's monogram: AY; between legs, ΛΩ monogram; all within oak wreath; in exergue, plow. Mamroth 20b; HGC 3, 1094. Some horn silver oxide present on the reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Empire Coins in March, 1988. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 24		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Gold Stater (8.56 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Alexandria Troas, ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left on throne without ornament, holding Nike and resting arm on shield set behind her; leaning against her far side, spear; in left field, cornucopiae; in exergue, monogram. Thompson 143. Fine style lifetime issue. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Lanz 86 (18 May 1998) 85. View details	Realized $19,200
Lot 25		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm (17.10 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Lampsakos, ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left on throne without ornament, holding Nike and resting arm on shield set behind her; leaning against her far side, spear; in inner left field, HP monogram; in exergue, crescent. Thompson 47; SNG BN 2540-2. Magnificent high relief fine style portrait. Lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Spink's Numismatic Circular (February 1997), 7. View details	Realized $7,500
Lot 26		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos (306-281 BC), Silver Tetradrachm (17.29 g). Amphipolis mint, ca. 288-281 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, wearing the Horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, her Gorgoneion shield to right and spear behind; monogram to inner left field, KO monogram to outer right field. Thompson-212; Müller-346. Well centered. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP View details	Realized $1,620
Lot 27		Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Drachm (4.21 g), as King, 306-281 BC. Ephesos, ca. 295/4-289/8 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY, Athena seated left on throne without ornament, holding Nike and resting arm on shield set behind her; leaning against her far side, spear; in left field, E-Φ flanking bee. Thompson 168; Müller 421. A superb expressive fine style portrait, delictaely toned and lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 97 (17 September 2014), 66. View details	Realized $3,600
Lot 28		Akarnania, Anaktorion. Silver Stater (8.67 g), ca. 350-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, AN monogram. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; above, KΛE; behind, filleted bucranium; below, monogram. Pegasi 71; BCD Akarnania 86. Lightly toned with traces of luster still present. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP View details	Realized $630
Lot 29		Akarnania, Argos Amphilochikon. Silver Stater (8.52 g), ca. 340-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, A. Reverse: AMΦI, Helmeted head of Athena left; behind, ABP and lance. Pegasi 33; BCD Akarnania 139. Well centered and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 30		Akarnania, Thyrreion. Silver Stater (8.33 g), ca. 320-280 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, ΘY. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; across field, Θ-Y; behind, Boeotian shield. Pegasi 22; BCD Akarnania 370. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details	Realized $2,220
Lot 31		Akarnania, Thyrreion. Silver Stater (8.61 g), ca. 320-280 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, Θ. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; across field, Θ-Y; behind, earring. Pegasi 10; BCD Akarnania 371. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details	Realized $1,980
Lot 32		Euboia, Karystos. Silver Didrachm (6.98 g), ca. 235-200 BC. Laureate male head right. Reverse: [K]APYΣTIΩ[N], Nike driving galloping biga left, holding kentron and reins; between Nike and horses, trident head within wreath. Wallace grp. 2; BCD 581 (same obv. die). Very Rare. Slightly rough surfaces and lightly toned. Very Fine / Nice Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E248 (26 January 2011), 90. View details	Realized $1,080
Lot 33		Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.57 g), ca. 375-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, koppa. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left; across field, Δ-I; behind, Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear. Pegasi 458; BCD Corinth 134. Lustrous surfaces. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details	Realized $1,440
Lot 34		Corinthia, Corinth. Silver Stater (8.58 g), ca. 375-300 BC. Pegasos flying left; below, koppa. Reverse: Helmeted head of Athena left, bowl of helmet wreathed with laurel; below, A-P; behind, eagle standing left, head right. Pegasi 426; BCD Corinth 101. Well centered and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details	Realized $1,740
Lot 35		Bosporan Kingdom. Rheskuporis II. Gold Stater (7.51 g), AD 68/9-92/3. Year 381 (AD 84). BACIΛEωC PHCKOYΠOPIΔOC, diademed and draped bust of Rheskuporis II right. Reverse: Laureate head of Domitian right; below, AΠT. Frolova p. 95, pl. I, 14; Anokhin 364; RPC 461. Boldly struck in deep yellow lustrous gold, the fields burnished. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex NAC N (26 June 2003), 1894. View details	Realized $26,400
Lot 36		Bosporan Kingdom. Ininthimeus. BI Stater, AD 234/5-ca. 238/9. Year 535 (AD 238). BACILEΩC ININΘIMHOY, diademed and draped bust of Ininthimeus right. Reverse: Laureate head of Gordian III right; before, club; below, AΛΦ. Frolova I, p. 233, pl. LX; Anokhin 2015; RPC VII.2 Online ID 3495. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchase privately from B. A. Seaby, London, in March 1960. View details	Realized $3,600
Lot 37		Paphlagonia, Amastris. Queen Amastris. Silver Didrachm (9.51 g), ca. 300-285 BC. Head of Amastris (or Mithras?) right, wearing laureate Phrygian headdress; behind, bowcase. Reverse: BAΣIΛIΣΣHΣ AMAΣTPIOΣ, Aphrodite seated left, holding Eros; above, star. SNG BM 1297; SNG von Aulock 6798. Rare. Struck on a rough flan with some silver oxide present. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP There are a plethora of varieties of the didrachms of Queen Amastris. Symbols are sometimes found on the obverse behind the head; the legend on the reverse varies in position; Aphrodite variously holds either Eros or Nike; and Eros and Nike crown either the legend, Aphrodite, or a radiate head of Helios. One could spend years searching for and acquiring each subtle difference. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Freeman & Sear 13 (25 August 2006), 704. View details	Realized $960
Lot 38		Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI Eupator. Silver Tetradrachm (16.87 g), 120-63 BC. Year 4 of the Pompeian era, 85/4 BC. Diademed head of Mithradates VI right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MIΘPAΔATOY EYΠATOPOΣ, Stag standing left, grazing; in left field, star and crescent; in right field, date (Δ) above monogram; all within Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruits. Callataÿ p. 23, pl. XIII. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from M&M Numismatics in April 1995. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 39		Bithynian Kingdom. Prousias I Cholos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.90 g), ca. 230/28-182 BC. Ca. 210/200-182 BC. Diademed head of Prousias I right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠPYΣIOY, Zeus standing facing, head left, crowning name with wreath and holding scepter; in inner left field, thunderbolt above ME and monogram. RG 9; HGC 7, 614. Boldly struck and well centered. Cleaned at one time but now lightly toned. Porosity noted. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), 154. View details	Realized $780
Lot 40		Bithynian Kingdom. Prousias II Kynegos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.76 g), 182-149 BC. Diademed and winged head of Prousias II right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ, ΠPOYΣIOY. Zeus standing facing, head left, crowning name with wreath and holding scepter; in inner left field, eagle standing left on thunderbolt and monogram. RG 10; SNG von Aulock 251; HGC 7, 623. Lightly toned and struck on a nice, wide flan. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Fred B. Shore in November, 1995. View details	Realized $870
Lot 41		Bithynian Kingdom. Nikomedes II Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.86 g), ca. 149-127 BC. BE 151 (147/6 BC). Diademed head of Nikomedes II right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKOMHΔOY, Zeus standing facing, head left, holding wreath and scepter; to inner left, eagle standing left on thunderbolt above monogram above date. RG 40; HGC 7, 646. Well struck on a huge broad flan. Nice old toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex New York Sale IV, lot 174. View details	Realized $1,560
Lot 42		Mysia, Cyzicus, Electrum Stater (16.03 g), ca. 500-450 BC. Mysia, Cyzicus, electrum Stater, c. 500-450 BC, forepart of winged lioness stalking left, right foreleg outstretched, tunny fish behind oriented vertically. Reverse: Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square punch. Greenwell-117; Von-Fritze-96; SNG-France-237. Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 43		Mysia, Pergamon ca. 133-67 B.C. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.57 g). Struck ca. 76 B.C. Cista mystica, with serpent emerging; all within an ivy-wreath. Reverse: Bow-case between two serpents; above AΠ, a monogram on left, a serpent-entwined star on right. Kleiner 25; SNG France 1726-7. Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone. *NGC graded Ch AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.** Estimated Value $2,200 - UP View details	Unsold
Lot 44		Mysia, Pergamon. Silver Diobol (1.73 g), ca. 450-420 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse: ΠEPΓ, bearded male head of satrap (Eurysthenes or Gongylos?) wearing Phrygian cap right; all within incuse square. SNG BN 1547. Both portraits nice and bold. Boldly struck on a porous flan. Very scarce. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Gorny 146 (6 March 2006), 1224. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 45		Pergamene Kingdom. Philetairos. Silver Tetradrachm (16.52 g), 282-263 BC. Ca. 269/8-263 BC. Diademed head of Seleukos I right. Reverse: ΦIΛETAIPOY, Athena seated left, supporting shield set on ground before her, spear cradled in arm and resting elbow on small statue of sphinx; in field, monogram. SC 309.4; SNG BN 1602. Rare. Pleasing bold realistic portrait. Lightly toned. Very Fine/ Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP The obverse portrait of this coin should be familiar to anyone who has ever looked up a coin in Arthur Houghton and Catherine Lorber's Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, Part 1, since it is the same image of Seleukos I Nikator, the founder of the Seleukid Empire, that appears on the dust jacket. Ironically, as anyone who has read the sale description of this coin will know, the coin is not actually a Seleukid royal issue, but rather an issue of Philetairos, the powerful dynast of Pergamon as a sign of his (opportunistic) loyalty to the Seleukos after the fall of his chief rival, Lysimachos.In 301 BC, Alexander the Great's successor, Lysimachos, placed Philetairos in command of the fortress at Pergamon and its treasury of 9,000 talents of silver. Despite being derided as a eunuch from the small town of Tieion in Pontos, Philetairos was politically very savvy. When plotting within the family of Lysimachos caused him to execute his widely respected son, Agathokles, in 281 BC, Philetairos used the situation to raise a revolt in Western Asia Minor and invited Seleukos I to be the real muscle of the rebellion and take over Lysimachos' possessions once he was defeated. Events played out just as the commander of Pergamon had hoped and Lysimachos was defeated and killed at the Battle of Koroupedion, leaving Seleukos I the new master of western Asia Minor.Philetairos' tetradrachm here honors the victor of Koroupedion with an evocative diademed portrait - the earliest completely indisputable image of Seleukos I - while the reverse retains a familiar though not identical duplication of the Athena reverse that had been popularized by the coinages of Lysimachos. As it turned out, things went even better for Philetairos than he had planned. A year after the fall of Lysimachos, Seleukos I was dead at the hands of the murderous Ptolemy Keraunos and the Seleukid Empire was beginning to show signs of disintegration. All of this turmoil allowed Philetairos to consolidate his power locally and plant the firm foundation for the Attalid dynasty that would rule Pergamon and ultimately most of Asia Minor until 133 BC. Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Harlan J. Berk in April 1994. View details	Realized $3,600
Lot 46		Lesbos, Mytilene. Electrum Hekte (2.50 g), ca. 454-428/7 BC. Helmeted head of Athena right. Reverse: Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing kyrbasia. Bodenstedt 71 (dies b/β); BMC 105; SNG Fitzwilliam 4349; BMFA 1706; Weber 5633 (all from the same dies). Very Rare - Bodenstedt cites just eight examples, four of which are in museum collections. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 70 (21 September 2005), 224. View details	Realized $660
Lot 47		Ionia, Ephesos (as Arsinoeia). Silver Octobol (5.52 g), ca. 290-281 BC. Uncertain magistrate. Veiled head of Arsinöe right. Reverse: APΣI, bow and quiver; to left of column [.]IΣΩ[.]. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 257 (magistrate). Scarce. Very pleasing portrait of Arsinöe. The reverse is peppered with pits. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex NAC L (18 May 2001), 1356. View details	Realized $552
Lot 48		Satraps of Caria, Hidrieus (351-344 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm (14.89 g). Satraps of Caria, Hidrieus (351-344 B.C.), silver Tetradrachm, mint of Halikarnassos, laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right with hair flowing. Reverse: Zeus Labraundos advancing right holding a sceptre and labrys, small E beside feet. SNG Aulock 8046. Excellent example of the finest style, well centered, with beautiful toning. NGC graded Choice AU, Strike 5/5, surface 3/5, fine style. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP NGC Certification 6134311-001. Purchase from Vinchon Paris 25-27 May 1998 No. 62. View details	Realized $19,200
Lot 49		Lycian Dynasts. Mithrapata. Silver Stater (9.92 g), ca. 390-370 BC. Forepart of roaring lion right. Reverse: MITHRAPATA (in Lycian), Head of Mithrapata left; behind, triskeles; all within incuse square. SNG Copenhagen Suppl. 472; Falghera -. Luster still present. An area of flatness noted on the lion. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP The Lycian die engravers under both Mithrapata and his successor, Perikles, were true masters. The portrait of Mithrapata on this coin, shown on the reverse, depicts a man with elderly features, somewhat sunken cheeks sporting a long beard, an aquiline nose, and hair combed forward. The details are intricate and realistic. The issues of Perikles continue these artistic developments, except the portrait is moved to the obverse and is, quite dramatically, facing instead of executed in profile. Around 360 BC, Maussollos of Caria conquered the area, thus abruptly ending Lycia�s dynastic coinage. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Freeman & Sear 3 (10 December 1996), 268. View details	Realized $3,000
Lot 50		Lycian Dynasts. Perikles. Silver Stater (9.77 g), ca. 380-360 BC. Antiphellos, ca. 380-375 BC. Laureate and draped bust of Perikles facing slightly left. Reverse: PERIKLE (in Lycian), Nude warrior, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, in fighting stance right, attacking with sqord and holding shield; to lower right, triskeles; all within shallow incuse square. Podalia 419 (A2/P6); SNG von Aulock 4252 (same obv. die). A marvellous coin, well struck on both sides! Traces of luster present under light toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Perikles (Perikle in Lycian) was the last of the Lycian dynasts subject to the Great Kings of Persia. He ruled parts of eastern Lycia, but when the Great Satraps' Revolt broke out against Artaxerxes II in 366 BC, he joined the rebellion, which was ultimately crushed in 360 BC. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Gorny & Mosch 269 (9 March 2020), 476; CNG 54 (14 June 2000), 740. View details	Realized $4,320

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