Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 136

Pre-Long Beach Auction

Greek Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 135		Hispania. Bascunes (Pamplona), c. 150-100 BC. AR Denarius (4.26 g). Bearded male head right. Reverse: Horseman right, holding short spear. Heiss pl. 20, 2; Dewing 10; SNG München 11-13. Rare. Obverse striking crack and indentation at 11 o'clock (small piece of metal remaining on die at the time of striking?) Delicately toned. Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2400 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 136		Hispania. Bolscan, Osca, c. 150-100 BC. AR Denarius (4.12 g). Bearded male head right. Reverse: Horseman right, holding spear. Heiss pl. 13, 1-2; Dewing 13. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2401 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 137		Campania, Neapolis, c. 380-340 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 7.43 g). Diademed head right of nymph. Reverse: Man-headed bull right, head facing; above, Nike crowning bull. SNG ANS 325 (these dies); Sambon 450. Rare variety. On unusually large flan; uneven surfaces on obverse. Choice Very Fine with excellent reverse detail. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Above the exergual line is found "Olympi", making this variant very desirable. Below the exergual line, ethnic. Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2405 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 138		Calabria, Taras, c. 340-325 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 7.54 g). Horseman riding left, being crowned by Nike; in background, second horse. Reverse: Taras riding left on dolphin, spearing fish with trident; below, waves. Fischer-Bossert 708; Vlasto 402 (this coin). Fine style; Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP Begun by his father, the Vlasto collection was the finest ever formed of "Boys on the Dolphin". Pandély Michel Vlasto, the son, asked the eminent numismatic scholar, Oscar E. Ravel, to compile the catalogue which was subsequently published by Spink and Son Ltd. in 1947. This beautiful volume was later reprinted. Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2407 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,480
Lot 139		Calabria, Taras, c. 325-281 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 7.41 g). Helmeted soldier riding right, holding lance; behind, Nike flying right with wreath. Reverse: Taras riding right on dolphin; below, waves. Fischer-Bossert 794; Vlasto 536. Rare variety. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2408 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 140		Calabria, Taras, c. 300-280 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.65 g). Horseman riding right crowning horse; below, two amphoras. Reverse: Taras riding left on dolphin; in right field, "B". SNG ANS 1118; Vlasto 764. Nicely toned; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2410 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,800
Lot 141		Calabria, Taras, c. 280-272 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.54 g). The Dioskouri riding left. Reverse: Taras riding left on dolphin; Nike flying right crowns Taras; below, waves. SNG ANS 1121-1128; Vlasto 773-777. Attractive old collector toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2411 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 142		Calabria, Taras, c. 280-272 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.37 g). Helmeted soldier riding left carrying shield and lances. Reverse: Taras holding bunch of grapes and spindle, riding left on dolphin. SNG ANS 1134-1139; Vlasto 792-796. Pleasing old cabinet toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2412 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 143		Calabria, Taras, c. 272-235 BC. AR Didrachm (or Nomos; 6.42 g). Helmeted soldier riding right carrying lance. Reverse: Taras carrying trident, being crowned by Nike, riding left on dolphin. SNG ANS 1217-1219; cf. Vlasto 899-902. Lovely iridescent old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2413 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 144		Sicily, Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (18.56 g!!!). Wreathed head right of Arethusa wearing pendant earring and necklace. Reverse: Nike standing facing before trophy; in right field, triskelion. SNG ANS 667. A few areas of purplish silver chloride. Beautiful style; About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2051 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,750
Lot 145		Sicily, Syracuse. Hieron II, 275-215 BC. Gold Drachm (4.24 g). Head left of Persephone wreathed with corn; behind, bukranion. Reverse: Galloping biga driven left by female charioteer holding goad. SNG ANS 865; SNG Cop 818; BMC 510. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,000 - UP This gold denomination was equivalent to 60 silver litrai, or a little less than four of the more often seen 16 litra pieces portraying Queen Philistis. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2052 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,900
Lot 146		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 310 BC. Electrum Stater (7.62 g), minted at Carthage. Bust left of Tanit (Persephone) wreathed with grain; in lower field, pellet. Reverse: Horse standing right; on exergual line, one pellet. Jenkins & Lewis 258. Edge bump at 10:30. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2058 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,880
Lot 147		Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 264-241 BC. Gold 1 1/2 Shekels (or Attic Tridrachm; 12.53 g) minted at Carthage. Head left of Tanit wreathed with grain, wearing necklace and triple-drop earring. Reverse: Horse standing right, head reverted. Jenkins and Lewis plates 17-18 (these dies not published). Superb Extremely Fine with considerable luster. Estimated Value $15,000 - UP Minted around the time of the First Punic War, this issue (Group IX in the Jenkins and Lewis reference) is close in purity to 50%. In the Carthaginian series, the fineness as well as the weight of the gold-electrum coins varied considerably throughout the decades. Dr. Arthur Stupay Collection Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2059 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $19,800
Lot 148		Macedon, Aigai, c. 485 BC. AR Stater (9.81 g). Goat kneeling right, looking back; above, dotted rosette. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Gulbenkian 390; ANS NNM 126, 2; AMNG III, pl. V, 24. Very rare; an outstanding example with a strong, charismatic quality. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP According to tradition, the Macedonian city of Aigai was founded by the three brothers Perdikkas, Gauanes, and Aeropos, who had been exiled from Argos. The oracle at Delphi had told hem to found a city on the spot where they discovered a herd of white nanny goats (Greek:aiges), which they did, and over the centuries the city grew large and prosperous, and served as the Argead royal capital. As a punning allusion to the city's name, the goat was chosen as it's principal type on its coinage, such as seen here with the superb rendition of the goat on the obverse of this coin, shown kneeling to the right with its head turned to look back over its shoulder. Recently, however, the attribution to Aigai has been questioned: the goat on the obverse is a billy goat (Greek: tragos), not a nanny goat, and thus is unsuitable as a canting allusion to Aigai. Different scholrs have suggested that these coins were struck undr Thraco-Macedonian tribal authority, perhaps by either the Bisaltaians, the Krestonians, or the Mygdonians. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2061 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $7,200
Lot 149		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.13 g) minted at Amphipolis, c. 356-348 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Philip, wearing kausia, riding horse pacing left, his right hand raised; in lower left field, bow. Le Rider 155 (this obverse die). Perfectly centered on an ideally shaped flan for types. Untoned. About Extremely Fine; slight reverse porosity. Estimated Value $700 - UP This early, lifetime issue commemorates Philip's successes at the Olympic Games, probably in 356 BC. Collecting Ancient Greek Coins (P. Rynearson) p. 134, 6d (this coin pictured) Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2066 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,440
Lot 150		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. Gold Stater (8.56 g) minted at Pella, c. 340-328 BC. Laureate head right of Apollo. Reverse: Charioteer driving biga right; in lower right field, trident. Le Rider Pella II; cf. SNG ANS 268. High relief on obverse with a little luster in the devices A lovely coin. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2067 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,000
Lot 151		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.21g) minted at Amphipolis, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Youth on horseback right, holding palm; in lower field, dolphin. Cf. Le Rider plate 46. Well struck and fully lustrous. Struck in high relief and appears undergraded. NGC graded AU: Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2069 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 152		Kingdom of Macedon. Philip II, 359-336 BC. AR Tetradrachm minted at Amphipolis, c. 323-315 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Youth on horseback right, holding palm; below horse, dolphin and control letter. Cf. Le Rider pl. 46, 19. Luster still present. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2071 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 153		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.27 g), Magnesia mint, c. 297-281 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great, wearing the horn of Ammon. Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike; in left field, trident and monogram. Thompson (Essays Robinson) 108. Attractive Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP This reverse type inspired the equally handsome pre-decimal pennies of Great Britain. Their large module lent themselves beautifully to the majesty of this design. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2105 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,100
Lot 154		Kingdom of Thrace. Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.65 g) minted at Lysimachia, 297-281 BC. Diademed head right of the deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon above ear. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, resting left elbow on shield with aegis; in left field under Nike, lion's head left; monogram on throne. Thompson (Essays Robinson) 16. Struck in high relief; Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Lysimachia was the earliest of the mints of Lysimachos. Because of its importance, the city was rebuilt after a devastating earthquake c. 287 BC, close to when this tetradrachm was struck. Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2443 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 155		Thracian Kingdom. Koson, died c. 29 BC. Gold Stater (8.3 gr) minted c. 44-30 BC. Consul between lictors, all togate, advancing left. Reverse: Eagle standing left, holding wreath in one claw. SNG Cop 123; Dewing 1245. (ICG graded MS63). Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2108 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,860
Lot 156		Islands off Thrace, Thasos, c. 410 BC. AR Drachm (3.35 g). Satyr in kneeling-running attitude right in Classical style, carrying in his arms a struggling nymph. Reverse: Granulated quadripartite incuse square. Dewing 1325; Le Rider pl. 1, 8; cf. SNG Cop 1019. Well detailed, Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2111 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170
Lot 157		Islands off Thrace, Thasos, c. 180 - Early First Century BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.06 g). Head right of young Dionysos wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: Herakles leaning on club; in left field, the letter M. SNG Cop 1039; Dewing 1337; Le Rider 51. Of nice style, Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2113 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 158		Euboia, The Euboian League, c. 304-290 BC. AR Drachm (3.73 g). Head left of the nymph Euboia. Reverse: Cow's head and neck three-quarter face to right. Wallace 63; BMC 8. Attractively toned; Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Collecting Ancient Greek Coins (P. Rynearson) p. 150, 10e (this coin pictured). Accompanied by its Jacques Schulman envelope (1920s-30s) Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2119 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,020
Lot 159		Corinthia, Corinth(?), 3rd Century BC. AR Drachm or Half Victoriatus (1.70 g) struck at an uncertain mint. Pegasos flying right, grain stalk beneath. Reverse: Head right of the nymph Peirene (or Aphrodite?), monogram in lower right field. SNG Lockett 2317 (this coin); cf. Dewing 1780 for dating to c. 350-300 BC. Beautifully toned; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ex Lockett Collection (2317) Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2127 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $780
Lot 160		Pontic Kingdom. Mithradates VI, 120-63 BC. Gold Stater (8.33 g) minted in the type of Lysimachus, c. 88-86 BC at Kallatis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon above ear. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros enthroned left; mintmark on throne; beneath, trident. SNG Cop 1089; Müller 266. NGC graded Almost Uncirculated. Strike: 4/5; Surface: 4/5 A fully lustrous example! Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Goldbeerg's Auction 63, lot 2460 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,280
Lot 161		Mysia, Kyzicus, c. 400 BC. Silver Tetradrachm (14.28 g). Head of Kore Soteira left, wreathed with grain, veil wound around hair, wearing ampyx, triple pendant earring, and pearl necklace. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding phiale in extended right hand and kithara in left, feet resting on tunny fish left, monograms in lower left field and in lower right field. Cf. SNG Paris 414 (right monogram varies). Rare. A handsome tetradrachm struck in high relief. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - UP Situated adjacent to the mouth of the river Aisepos on the southwest shore of the Propontis, Kyzikos was purported to be the first in a long line of Milesian colonies. The city possessed two fine harbors, both contributing greatly to its growth and prosperity. Traders plying the routes between the Aegean and Black Seas often stopped at Kyzikos to load tunnies, a main export as the fish were plentiful in the waters thereabouts. The earliest coinage of Kyzikos was struck in electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver. However, by the fifth century BC, although electrum was still used to facilitate trade with the coastal cities of the northeastern Black Sea littoral, Kyzikos had also adopted the use of gold and silver for its coinage, appealing to its Greek market. On this magnificent tetradrachm stuck on the Rhodian standard, the obverse sports a large bust of the goddess Kore-Soteira, the "maiden saviour" goddess Persephone, her hair bound with a large band of cloth known as an ampyx and wreathed with grain ears. The reverse shows the god Apollo, seated upon the omphalos (Greek: navel or center), a boulder from Delphi which was criss-crossed with fillets and thought to be the center of the world, having his lyre within handy reach beside him and his feet resting on the symbol of the city, the tunny fish. Ex Sternberg 23 (29 X 2000), lot 263 Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2135 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,200
Lot 162		Aiolis, Myrina, c. 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.83 g). Laureate head right of Apollo Grynion. Reverse: Apollo Grynion standing right, holding phiale in right hand and filleted branch in left, omphalos and amphora before feet; all within laurel wreath. Sacks (ANS MN 30) issue 10.3a. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Ex Joel Malter purchase (tag included) Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2139 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,500
Lot 163		Kingdom of Lydia. Time of Alyattes to Kroisos, c. 600-560 BC. Electrum Hemihekte (or 1/12 Stater; 1.18 g). Lion's head right, with globular wart on nose. Reverse: Incuse square. Weidauer group XV, 79-85; Rosen 654; Boston MFA 1770; Dewing 2424-5. Rare. Beautifully centered and detailed. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Ex CNG 82 (16 IX 09), lot 627 Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2143 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,800
Lot 164		Karia, Knidos, c. 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (6.21 g). Forepart of roaring lion right. Reverse: Head right of Aphrodite within incuse square. Cahn 72; SNG Keckman 129; Erlangen, P.R. Franke Archäologischer Anzeiger 1967, S. 85, 178 (this coin). Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP An absolutely entrancing coin of the late archaic period; a masterwork. Ex M & M List 222 (1962) #18 Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2147 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,920
Lot 165		Karia, Knidos, c. 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (6.24 g). Forepart right of roaring lion. Reverse: Head right of Aphrodite with hair bound in taenia. Cahn 83 (same dies); SNG Cop 240-241 (same dies); Weber 6470 (same dies); SNG Lockett 2885 (same dies). Lovely old cabinet tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2146 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,220
Lot 166		Rhodos, Rhodes. Silver Didrachm (6.81 g). ca. 230-205 BC. Eukrates, magistrate. Radiate head of Helios facing slightly to right. Reverse: POΔION, rose with bud to right; anchor in left field, EYKPATHΣ across fields. Ashton 220; SNG Keckman 549; SNG Cop. 760; HGC 6, 1440. Boldly struck in high relief and of Fine stye. Beautiful old cabinet toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 87, May 18, 2011, lot 558. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,260
Lot 167		Cilicia, Nagidos, c. 375-365 BC. AR Stater (10.71 g). Aphrodite enthroned left, holding phiale over circular altar before her; behind her, Eros standing left, holding up branch. Reverse: Dionysos standing left, holding thyrsos and vine branch with grapes. Lederer 26; cf. BMC p. 111, 12 (same obverse die). Excellent metal. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Little is known about the Cilician city of Nagidos beyond that it was considered a Samian foundation, had an eponymous hero named Nagis, and was incorporated into the Achaemenid Persian Empire perhaps as early as 545 BC. In the Classical period the city and the rest of Cilicia was governed by Persian satraps. The coinage of Nagidos and other Cilician cities of the period is notable for the frequent use of full figure designs on both sides of the coin. Here Aphrodite is depicted on the obverse, which has been taken as an indication that the city had an important temple dedicated to the Greek goddess of love, but it is just as possible that this type refers to the cult of the Persian deity, Anahita, which was often brought to Asia Minor by Persian officials and who was frequently identified with Aphrodite by the Greeks. The reverse depicts Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, shown holding a bunch of grapes and his staff, the pinecone-tipped thyrsos. The dies used to strike this particular coin are the most commonly scene in the series; the obverse is notable for the thin die-break extending from the edge of the coin to Aphrodite's phiale. Ex Sternberg Auktion XXXI, lot 110 Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2159 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,300
Lot 168		Cilicia, Tarsos, Satrapal Coinage. Datames, 378-362 BC. AR Stater (10.29 g). Baal of Tarsos seated right, holding eagle-tipped scepter and corn-ear; all within crenelated walls of the city. Reverse: The sky-god Ana standing right in attitude of veneration of the satrap, standing left. SNG von Aulock 5948; SNG France 291. Some cleaning, untoned with excellent detail. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2487 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 169		Cappadocian Kingdom. Ariobarzanes I, 96-63 BC. AR Drachm (3.91 g) dated Year 22 (74/3 BC). Diademed bust right of Ariobarzanes I. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike; all within filleted border. Simonetta 30b; SNG Cop Supplement, 941 (these dies). Small flan crack at 1 o'clock on obverse. Lightly toned with luster still present. Extremely rare and important; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Of the few known examples of this coin with reverse filleted border, one is known in the Simonetta collection, as well as one in the ANS, the Danish National Museum and the Cabinet des Médailles. This extremely rare reverse type with filleted border was probably issued in commemoration of Ariobarzanes I's restoration to the throne by Lucullus. It is the key drachm to the Cappadocian series. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2165 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 170		Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Drachm (3.83 g), 312-281 BC. Susa, ca. 305/4-295 BC. Head of hero (Alexander or Seleukos?) right, wearing helmet covered with panther's skin and adorned with ear and horns of a bull. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, Nike standing right, crowning trophy with wreath; below left wing, EP monogram (off flan); in field between Nike and trophy, ΔI. SC 174.4; HGC 9, 34. Rare. Rough surfaces. Cleaned and untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP It is readily apparent that the reverse design of this coin showing Nike placing a wreath upon a trophy she has erected commemorates Seleukos' recent victories in the Upper Satrapies and his assumption of the royal title in 305 BC. What is less certain is the identification of the head on the obverse. Hadley argues for an assimilation of Alexander the Great with Dionysos, while Hoover sees a portrait of Seleukos himself, with the divine attributes of Dionysos. For full discussion, see R. A. Hadley, "Seleucus, Dionysus, or Alexander?" NC 1974, pp. 9-13, and Oliver D. Hoover, "The identity of the helmeted head on the 'Victory' coinage of Susa," SNR 81, 2002, pp. 51-60. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 171		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IX Philopator. Silver Tetradrachm (15.71 g), 114/3-9. Antioch on the Orontes, third reign, ca. 96/5 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos IX right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY ΦOΛIΠATOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; to outer left, E/Λ/A; below throne, ?I monogram; in inneer left field, ΠP monogram; all within wreath. SC 2369.3a; HGC 9, 1232. Untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 172		Seleukid Empire. Seleukos I Nikator Silver Tetradrachm (17.05 g). Susa mint, ca. 305-295 BC. Helmeted head of Seleukos covered with panther skin and adorned with bull's ears and horn; panther skin tied around neck. Reverse: Nike standing to right, wearing peplos, crowning trophy of Macedonian arms set on sapling tree, from which branch sprouts near base; BAΣIΛEΩΣΣEΛEYKOY around, monogram to lower left and in lower central field. SC 173.4; ESM 426; HGC 9, 20. Boldly struck in high relief, excellent metal and lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP As quoted in the Roma description, the Trophy series of Seleukos was issued over an extended period. The type is generally assumed to commemorate the victories of Seleukos as he pushed eastwards into India, occupying territory as far as the Indus, and waging war against the Mauryan Empire. This campaign against Chandragupta Maurya was however a failure. While there is no record of what transpired to prevent Seleukos achieving his aims, the two leaders eventually reached an accord whereby Seleukos ceded some of his easternmost territory in exchange for a gift of 500 war elephants. The massive beasts were to play a significant role in the coming wars of the Diadochi, in particular at the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BC….in which Seleukos' elephants played a decisive role in the victory over Antigonos of Macedonia. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXV, lot 499. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $10,200
Lot 173		Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I, 312-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94 g) minted at Seleucia on the Tigris (?), c. 296/5 BC. Laureate head right of Zeus. Reverse: Athena driving quadriga of elephants right, brandishing spear and shield; above, anchor and monogram. Houghton & Lorber (Seleucid Coins, Part I) 130.25; Newell (WSM) 1626. Boldly struck on excellent metal and lightly toned, luster still present. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP Stylistically this coin is very close to those issued at Seleucia, founded by Seleukos I, about 15 miles south of today's Baghdad and 40 miles northeast of Babylon. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2167 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,280
Lot 174		Seleukid Kingdom. Demetrios I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (16.71 g), 162-150 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris, 161-150 BC. Jugate busts of Demetrios I, diademed, and Laodike, veiled, draped and wearing stephane, right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY [ΣΩTHPOΣ], Tyche seated left on throne with Nike bering wreath leg support, holding short scepter and cornucopiae; to outer left, HP monogram and palm branch. SC 1689; HGC 9, 799. Very Rare. Both outstanding portraits struck in high relief. Some areas of weakness about the borders. Untoned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP The mint at Seleukeia began striking for Demetrios I only after his defeat of the usurper Timarchos in 161 BC. The first issue from Seleukeia in all metals began with dual portrait pieces, the obverse presenting both Demetrios and his Queen, Laodike, and perhaps should be considered as a special "marriage coinage," struck to celebrate the couple's wedding at Seleukeia after the defeat of Timarchos. Unlike the succeeding issues depicting the king alone, many of these marriage pieces are overstruck on coins of Timarchos, although this does not appear to be the case with our coin.Another interesting aspect of this rare and beautiful marriage tetradrachm is that in place of a Tritoness leg support, which appears on all of the other precious metal issues from Seleukeia (SC 1685-7 and 1689), here the rear leg of Tyche's throne on the reverse depicts Nike advancing to the right, holding a wreath and probably carrying a palm. Furthermore, a palm symbol appears in the left field as a secondary control along with the primary control of the HP monogram. These are clear references to Demetrios' victory over Timarchos, the wreath-bearing Nike support too significant to ascribe as a die engraver's error. It was, however, soon abandoned. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 175		Seleukid Kingdom. Alexander I (Balas), 150-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.12 g) minted at Berytos in Phoenicia, 150/149 BC. Diademed head right of Alexander I. Reverse: Eagle standing left on palm branch; behind, trident; in left field, date above monogram. Houghton 706; SNG Cop 268; BMC 5. Rare. Reverse inscription somewhat garbled. Boldly struck in high relief with attractive old cabinet tone. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Minted on the Phoenician standard, where tetradrachms weighed about 14.25 grams, Alexander's coinage in this eastern province was minted at Tyre, Sidon and Berytos. Ex Malter Galleries, Inc. (old detailed ticket included) Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2168 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,440
Lot 176		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VI, 144-142 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.27 g) minted at Antioch, dated year 169 (144/3 BC). Diademed and radiate head right of Antiochos VI. Reverse: Dioskouroi riding on horseback left with border of lotus, ivy and ears of wheat around. Newell (SMA) 230. A bit porous with excellent detail. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - UP A lovely portrait of this child-king, the son of Alexander Balas. Ex CNG Auction 218, lot 292 Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2169 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 177		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.46 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VII. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear. Newell 298v; SNG Spaer 1872-73; BMC 24. Lustrous Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2170 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 178		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VII, 138-129 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.34 g) minted at Antioch. Diademed head right of Antiochos VII. Reverse: Athena standing left holding Nike. Newell 287. NGC graded XF: Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5. Estimated Value $400 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2171 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 179		Syria, Seleukid Kingdom. Cleopatra Thea and Antiochos VIII, 125-120 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.56 g) minted at Ake-Ptolemais in Palestine. Jugate busts right of Cleopatra and Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus seated left on throne, holding Nike and scepter; to left, monogram. Houghton (ANS NAC 4) 804; Newell (ANS NNM 84) plate 13, 8. Light silver chloride deposits removed. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2491 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 180		Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos VIII, 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.32 g) minted at Akko. Diademed head right of Antiochos VIII. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding star and scepter; laurel wreath border. Houghton (CSE) 813; ANS NNM 84, p. 28, 35. NGC graded Choice XF: Strike 5/5; Surface 3/5. Estimated Value $400 - UP Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2172 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $510
Lot 181		Phoenicia, Tyre, 99/98 BC. AR Shekel (14.27 g) dated year 28. Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing left; year above club in left field. Cf. BMC 114 for monogram (different date). Boldly struck, well centered on a large, round flan and delicately toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP There is a variance by one year in translating the year inscribed on the coin to the appropriate B.C. date, depending on the reference used. Although the British Museum volume on Phoenicia was published in 1910, their collection is most comprehensive. The BMC, then, is most useful for this series. Goldberg's Auction 59, lot 2189 The Peh Family Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,480