Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 501

Online Only Auction of Ancient and World Coins

Greek Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Metapontum/Metapontion. AR Stater. Circa 540-510 BC (27.5mm, 7.82g). META to the right field. Ear of barley with eight grains; border of dots within two concentric linear circles: Rev.: Incuse ear of barley with eight grains. HN Italy 1479. Big flan with old cabinet toning. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2		Metapontum/Metapontion. AR Diobol, Circa 340-320 BC (12.5mm, 1.3g). Five-grained barley ear, META to the right field; Rev.: Ox head incuse with horns turned downward. Well centered struck. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3		Eion. AR Trihemiobol. Circa 460-400 BC (11mm, 0.68g). Goose standing to right, head turned back to left, lizard above goose to left field; Rev.: Quadripartite incuse square. Well centered struck. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 4		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 17.1g, 6h). Struck under Stamenes or Archon. Circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles facing to right, wearing lion skin headdress; Rev.: Zeus seating to left, holding scepter. Price 3581. A scratch in right field on reverse. Nice Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.7mm, 4.26g, 5h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram below the throne. Cabinet toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 6		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 17.13g, 12h). Amphipolis Mint. Struck under Antipater, circa 322-320 BC. Head of Herakles facing right, wearing lion's skin headdress; Rev.: Zeus seating to right, eagle standing right with closed wings, cornucopiae to the left field. Price 99. Light scratches on both sides. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $192
Lot 7		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 17.1g, 6h). Amphipolis. Head of Herakles facing right, wearing lion's headdress; Rev.: Zeus seated left, Janus in left field. Price 6. Flan flaw on reverse. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 8		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm(17.6mm, 4.26g). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in left field. Price 2090. Very Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 9		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm(16mm, 4.28g). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in left field, rose below throne. Price 2553. Very lustrous. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 10		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.8mm, 4.3g). Uncertain mint. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, a heart below throne. Unpublished type. Very Lustrous. Small lamination flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 11		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (15.2mm, 4.31g). Lampsakos mint. Struck under Kalas or Demarchos, circa 328/5-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches in left field, monogram below throne. Price 1356. Lightly toned. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 12		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (17.3mm, 4.3g). Miletos mint. Struck under Philoxenos, circa 325-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in left field. Price 2090. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $228
Lot 13		Macedonian Kingdom. Alexander III, the Great, 336-323 BC. AR Drachm (16.2mm, 4.26g). Sardes mint. Struck under Menander, circa 324/3 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Rev.: Zeus seated left on throne, holding eagle and sceptre, monogram in left field, rose below throne. Price 2553. Well centered and well struck. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $80 - 150 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 14		Danubian District. Apollonia Pontika. AR Drachm. Later 5th-4th Century BC (13.8mm, 3.45g, 12h). Anchor, Crayfish to the left field, A to the right field; Rev.:Medusa head facing with protruding tongue and snakes as hair. SNG BM 158; Sear 1655. Despite minor flan crack, well centered struck on good metal. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 15		338685. Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. Very lustrous. Almost full crest. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170
Lot 16		Athens. AR Tetradrachm. Ciraca 454-404 BC. (24.2mm, 17.18g, 7h). Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. Very Lustrous. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 17		Athens. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 454-404 BC. (22.5mm, 17.18g, 11h). Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square; slight die break trace on owl's eyes. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. Very lustrous and well stuck. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 18		Athens. AR Tetradrachm, Circa 454-404 BC. (24.5mm, 17.13g, 3h). Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 19		Athens. AR Tetradrachm, Circa 454-400 BC. (25.5mm, 17.15g, 5h). Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. Almost full crest for Athena. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 20		Athens. AR Tetradrachm, Circa 454-404 (24.6mm, 17.17g, 5h). Head of Athena to right; Rev.: Standing owl to right with head facing, olive sprig and crescent behind to left; all within incuse square. Kroll 8: HGC 4, 1597. Almost full crest Athena. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 21		Aegina. AR Stater. Circa 480-457 BC (17.5mm, 11.32g). Sea-turtle; Rev.: large skew pattern incuse. Intersting counter-marks on obverse. Very Good. Estimated Value $150 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 22		Corinth. AR Stater. Circa 345-307 BC (21.5mm, 8.54g, 9h). Pegasos flying left; Rev.: Helmeted head of Athena facing left; mint mark to lower left, thyrsos to right.HGC 4; Pegasi 416; BCD Corinth 109. Well centered struck. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $850 - 1,200 View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,680
Lot 23		Kyzikos. AR Obol. Circa 450-400 BC (9mm, 0.78g, 5h). Forepart of boar left, tunny upward to right; Rev.: Head of roaring lion left; retrograde K at upperleft: all within incuse square. SNG France 380; Klein 266. Light patina and well struck. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 24		Parion. AR Hemidrachm. Circa 350-300 BC (12.4mm, 2.34g, 9h). Bull standing to left, head turned back to right; pellet between hindlegs; Rev.: Facing gorgoneion. SNG BN -. Unpublished in the standard references with the pellet between the bull's legs. Small test cut on edge, otherwise. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 500 View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 25		Mysia. Pergamon. AR Cistaphoric Tetradrachm. 190-133 BC. (26.6mm, 12.64g, 8h). Cista mystica with serpent within ivy wreath; Rev.: Two serpents entwined around bow and quiver. Cabinet toned, some scratches on obverse. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $380 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 26		King of Thrace. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. Ephesos. AR Drachm (19mm, 4.1g, 6h). Diademed head of Alexander the Great facing right with horn of Ammon over his ear; Rev.: Athena seated left on the throne, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head, transverse spear with point below, lyre to the inner left field, A under the throne. Thompson 174. A pleasing style, but a little porous on obverse surface. Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 27		Ephesos. AR Cistaphoric Tetradrachm, Circa 180-67 BC (28.5mm, 12.59g, 4h). Basket (cista mystica) from which snake coils, ivy wreath with fruits around; Rev.: Two snakes coiled around a bow case, star above pileos of Polydeukes (Pollux) to left and right field, efe to the left below. Extremely Rare for the type. About Fine. Estimated Value $160 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 28		Pamphylia. Side. AR Tetradrachm. Circa 205-100 BC (31mm, 16.1g, 6h). Head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Rev.: Nike advancing to left, holding wreath in her right hand, Pomegranate above DEI to the left field. BMC 27. SNG Paris 677 var. Surface cleaned and a bit rough for the reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $840
Lot 29		Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator, 312-280 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27.4mm, 16.6g, 6h). Babylon I mint. Struck under the name of Alexander III the Great. Head of Herakles facing right, wearing lion's headdress; Rev.:Zeus holding eagle and sceptre, monogram within wreath in left field, MI below throne. Price 3747. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $550 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 30		Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram V, 420-438 AD, AR Drachm (28.5mm, 4.18g, 9h). GW mint. Struck circa 425-438 AD. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent; Rev.: Fire altar with head of Bahram right on shaft; flanked by two attendants. Sunrise 920. Very lustrous and bright surface, light cleaning marks. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $62
Lot 31		Sasanian Kingdom. Khorsrau II, 590-628 AD, AR Drachm (31.5mm, 4.11g, 3h). Crowned bust of Khosrau II facing right; Rev.: Fire altar tied with ribbon and flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames. Sunrise 980. Very lustrous and bright surface, well centered and struck. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $60 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 32		Sasanian Kingdom. Yazdgard III, 632-651 AD, AR Drachm (31mm, 4.06g, 3h). Crowned bust of Yazdgard facing right; Rev.: Fire altar tied with ribbon and flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames. Sunrise --. Very lustrous and bright surface, some deposit on the obverse, well centered and struck. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 33		Sasanian Kingdom. Yazdgard III, 632-651 AD, AR Drachm (32mm, 4.01g, 3h). Crowned bust of Yazdgard facing right; Rev.: Fire altar tied with ribbon and flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames. Sunrise 1009. Old cabinet toning, some deposit on the obverse, well centered and struck. About Fine. Estimated Value $40 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $54
Lot 34		Bactria. Menander, c. 160-145 BC. AR Drachm(2.49g, 6h). Diademed bust of Menander I facing right; Rev.: Athena advancing left, holding shield on her left arm and brandishing thunderbolt with her right hand, Monogram to the right field. Well struck with old cabinet toning. NGC graded Choice Extremely Fine; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $300 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Realized $408