Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Byzantine Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1303		Justin II, 565-578 AD. Light Weight Gold Solidus (4.08g) of 22 Siliquae minted at Constantinople or Antioch. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing of Justin II. Reverse Constantinopolis seated. D.O. 138. Very Scarce. Very Fine or better. Estimated Value $375 - 525. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1304		Justin II, 565-578 AD. Gold Solidus (4.42g) minted at Constantinople. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing of Justin II. Reverse Constantinopolis seated. D.O. 4. Wavy flan; Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $325 - 475. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 1305		Phocas, 602-610 AD. Gold Solidus (4.44g) minted at Constantinople. Draped and cuirassed bust facing of Phocas. Reverse Angel standing. D.O. 5. Lustrous; Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1306		Justinian II (First Reign), 685-695 AD. Gold Solidus (4.41g) minted at Constantinople. Bust of Christ facing with cross behind head. Reverse Justinian standing, facing, holding cross potent and akakia. D.O. 7; BMC 11. Lustrous; An outstanding coin and in this wonderful grade, Very Rare. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1307		Nicephorus I, 802-811 AD. Gold Solidus (4.40g) minted at Constantinople. Bust facing of Nicephorus I. Reverse Bust facing of Stauracius, co-emperor and son of Nicephorus. D.O. 2. Very Scarce. Flatly struck on faces, otherwise Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1308		Grouping of Five Ancient Greek Coins. Includes issues from Taras, Cappadocia and Selge. Condition averages About Fine. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1309		Large Lot of Thirty-Six Bronzes, largly attributed. A majority are from the Greek city states such as Arpi, Lokris Opuntia, Pergamon and Kyzikos. Some Roman coins are also present. Condition ranges from Fair to About VF. Lot of 36 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1310		Lot of Thirteen Bronzes of the Greek World. Most are correctly identified and average Very Good condition. Some of the cities represented are Smyrna, Kyme, Arados and Sidon. Lot of 13 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1311		Pair of Greek Silver Issues. Sicily, Selinos. 530-500 BC. AR Didrachm, Porous Very Fine condition; Central Greece, Lokris Opuntia. Mid 4th century BC. AR Quarter Stater, VF/Abt. EF. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 1312		Two Silver Coins of Ancient Greece, c. 350-215 BC. Including a 16 litrai piece of Philistis (chipped and riden with silver chloride deposits; Good-Fine), plus a Corinthian type stater from Ambrakia (About VF). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 1313		A Pair of Silver Issues. One from Dyrrhachium in Illyria (drachm, Fine+), and a stater minted at Corinth (double-struck; otherwise VF). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 1314		Attica, Athens. 337-294 BC. AR Stater (17.16g). Head right of Athena wearing crested helmet. Reverse Owl standing right, head facing. Dewing coll. 1636. Very Fine condition, plus a stater of Velia in Lucania in F-VF. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 1315		Lot of Five Jewish Bronzes, 1st-2nd Centuries C.E. An interesting grouping, highlighting coins of Agrippa II. Three are repatinated, with condition averaging VG-Fine. Lot of 5 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 650. View details	Realized $253
Lot 1316		Lot of Three Jewish Bronzes, 1st-3rd Centuries C.E. An AE minted under Agrippa II, one city coin of Sebaste, plus a medium bronze of the Bar Kohkba War. Two are repatinated, condition averages good Fine. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $196
Lot 1317		Lot of Ten Ancient Roman Coins. Includes issues minted under Commodus, Geta and Postumus. Two are Aes while the others are silver denarii or billon antoniniani. Condition averages About Fine. Lot of 10 coins. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1318		Lot of Eight Coins, mainly Roman Provincial. Most are properly identified with condition averaging Very Good. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details	Realized $230
Lot 1319		Mixed Grouping of Eight Silver Ancients highlighting the Roman World. Denarii are included, with many minted under the Severan dynasty. A Sasanian drachm and a medieval coin conclude the assortment. Condition averages VG-Fine. Lot of 8 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details	Realized $184
Lot 1320		Lot of Ancients, most all Aes. c. 1st-3rd Centuries. Included are coins minted under Augustus as well as sestertii portraying Hadrian, Septimius Severus, Philip II and Trebonianus Gallus. A few later coins are also present. Condition averages Good-Very Good with some pieces faulted. Lot of 17 coins. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details	Realized $127
Lot 1321		Two AE issues. An orichalcum sestertius minted under Trajan (Pax standing reverse; VF/VG); an As struck under Hadrian (three standards reverse; some smoothing, VF). Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 1322		Lot of Two Gold Solidi. One minted under Maurice Tiberius (582-602 AD) and the other, by Phocas (602-610 AD). Condition is Extremely Fine both displaying some striking weaknesses. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details	Unsold
Lot 1323		Lot of Two Gold Solidi struck under Constans II (641-668 AD) plus a Gold Hyperpyron of Manuel I (1143-1180). The solidi display a total of four figures, and are of the type of D.O. 30.The 12th century piece is double-struck on the obverse, otherwise VF-EF. Condition of the solidi averages About Extremely Fine with one solidus having a few faults. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Unsold