The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Coin Auctions
Lot 1759 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy I Soter. Silver Tetradrachm (15.69 g), as Satrap, 323. Alexandria, in the name of Alexander III of Macedonia, ca. 319-315 BC. Head of Alexander right, wearing elephant's skin headdress. Reverse: AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos advancing right, wielding spear and holding forth shield; to right, Corinthian helmet, KP monogram, and eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Svoronos 164; cf. SNG Copenhagen 27 (monogram); BMC 32. Attractively toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1754 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Seleukid Kingdom. Seleukos I Nikator. Silver Tetradrachm (17.11 g), 312-281 BC V. Minted at Susa, ca. 305/4-295 BC. Head of Alexander the Great 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 at right with wreath; below left wing, AP; between Nike's feet and trophy, facing bust of Helios; in lower right field, monogram. SC 173.16; ESM 301; HGC 9, 20. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1760 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy II Philadelphos, with Arsinoe II, Ptolemy I and Beren. Alexandria, ca. 265 BC. Busts of Ptolemy II, diademed and draped, and Arsinöe II, diademed and veiled, right; behind, Gallic shield. Reverse: Busts of Ptolemy I, diademed and draped, and Berenike I, diademed and veiled, right. Svoronos 604; SNG Copenhagen 133. Rarely seen this choice. Nice clean strike with some luster remaining. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1755 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Seleukid Kingdom. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. Silver Tetradrachm (16.36 g), 175-164. Antioch on the Orontes, ca. 168-164 BC. Diademed head of Antiochos IV right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOΣ, Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter; in outer left field, monogram. SC 1400d; HGC 9, 620a. Well struck and well centered. Attractive old cabinet toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1750 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Lydian Kingdom. Ardys to Alyattes. Electrum Trite (4.62 g), ca. 630s-564/53 BC C. Sardis. Head of roaring lion right, multiple-rayed sun on snout. Reverse: Two incuse square punches of unequal size. Weidauer grp. XV, 62 (same obv. die and punches); SNG Kayhan -. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1761 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Ptolemaic Kingdom. Ptolemy IV Philopator. Silver Tetradrachm (13.97 g), 222-205/. Alexandria, ca. 217-215/0 BC. Jugate draped busts of Serapis and Isis right. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left, head right, on thunderbolt; over shoulder, filleted cornucopiae; between legs, ΔI. Svoronos 1124; cf. Landvatter 13-22 (O4/R-; rev. die not listed); SNG Copenhagen 197-8. Excellent centering and lovely old toning. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1756 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Phoenicia, Byblos. 'Ozba'al. Silver Shekel (13.18 g), ca. 400-365 BC EF. 'Z (in Phoenician) between galley and tail of hippocamp, three hoplites on galley with prow terminating in lion's head left above waves; below, hippocamp left above murex shell. Reverse: 'ZB'L MLK GBL, lion attacking bull left. Cf. Betlyon 14; cf. Rouvier 641 (1/16 shekel); SNG Copenhagen 132. Lightly toned and unusually well struck for this issue. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1751 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Lydian Kingdom. Time of Cyrus to Darios I. Silver 1/2 Stater (or Siglos) (5.15 g. Sardis. Confronted foreparts of lion, on left, and bull, on right. Reverse: Double incuse punch. Berk 22; SNG Kayhan 1024-6; Traité I 409. Attractive old toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1762 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Cyrenaica, Cyrene. Magas. Silver Didrachm (7.65 g), as Ptolemaic governor, first. Head of Karneios right. Reverse: KY-PA, silphion plant; in left field, serpent coiled left; in right field, I and ΠO monogram. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 1239 (head left); cf. SNG Delepierre 767 (no serpent); cf. BMC 243-5 (head left). Very Rare. Some light porosity. Well struck and well centered. Fine style and lightly toned. Very Fine. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |
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Lot 1757 - The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91Persia, Alexandrine Empire. Satrapal issue. Silver Tetradrachm (16.91 g), ca. 32. Baal seated left, holding scepter. Reverse: Lion prowling left; above, spearhead. Nicolet-Pierre 2. Rare. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300 Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91The Tom Peterson Collection of Ancient Greek Coins |