Superior Pre-Long Beach Elite Coin Auction

AR Didrachm. Horseman prancing right. Reverse: Taras seated left on dolphin; in upper right field, female head left. 6.39g. Evans period VIII, K.

Scallop-shell. Reverse: Dolphin right; stellate pattern above. 0.61g.

Quadriga right; above, Nike flying; in exergue, ketos right. <Reverse>: Head of Artemis right; round, four dolphins. 16.95g. Dewing 802. Test ...

AR 10 Litrai. Diademed head left of Hieronymous. Reverse: Winged thunderbolt. 8.71g. BMC 639.

Gold Stater minted at Sidon. Head right of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Nike standing left holding wreath. 8.29g. Price 3460.

Collection of five silver drachms, all displaying the head right of Herakles/Zeus seated left. Condition averages Fine-VF. Lot of 5 coins.

4th century B.C. Ten AR drachms showing a lion looking back/divided incuse. Condition ranges from VG to VF. Lot of 10 coins.

Group of 10 bronzes averaging 12mm in diameter, each exhibiting a horse prancing right/vine within square. SGC 1636. Condition averages VG-Fine. Lot o

Mithradates VI, in the name of Lysimachos, c. 88-86 B.C. Gold Stater minted at Tomis. Head right of the deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon

AR Drachm. Head three-quarters left of the nymph Larissa. Reverse: Horse grazing right. 5.79g. BMC 57.

3rd Century B.C. Seven silver tetrobols form this lot, all displaying the head right of the nymph Histiaia on the obverse, and the city-nymph seated r

300-250 B.C. AR Hemidrachm. Head right of Tyche. Reverse: Owl standing, facing, on shield. 1.67g. BMC 14.

Electrum Hecte (1/6th stater). Helmeted head left of Athena. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse. 2.50g. Bodenstedt, p. 179.

Gold Daric. Bearded archer (the Great King) kneeling right, holding spear and bow. <Reverse> Oblong punch. 8.32g. Cf. Carradice, plate 13.

AR Stater. Facing female head. Reverse: Helmeted bust right of warrior. 10.58g. Dewing 2502.

161/160 B.C. AR drachm. Bee; above and to left, date. Reverse: Stag standing right; behind, palm tree. 4.01g. BMC 157. Especially attractive obverse

Laureate head right of Melqart. Reverse: Eagle standing left with palm branch behind; club in left field. 14.14g. Cf. BMC 125.

Four prutot, a medium bronze of the Bar Kokhba War and an AE 35 of Ptolemaic Egypt comprise this grouping. Condition is Poor-Fine. Lot of 6 coins.

Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 B.C. 125 bronze prutot of the "widow's mite" type, anchor/sun-wheel. Meshorer 8. Condition averages VG-Fine...

Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 B.C. 60 bronze prutot of the "widow's mite" type, anchor/sun-wheel. Mesh. 8. Condition averages VG-Fine wit...

60 bronze prutot of the "widow's mite" type, anchor/sun-wheel. Mesh. 8. Condition averages VG-Fine with a few better. Lot of 60 coins.

50 bronze prutot of the "widow's mite" type, anchor/sun-wheel. Mesh. 8. Lot of 50 coins.

AR Drachm . Diademed bust left of Phraates II. Reverse: Archer seated right on omphalos. 3.74g. Sell. 16/6.

AR Drachm. Diademed bust of Phraates IV; behind, eagle. Reverse: Archer seated right. 3.93g. Sell. 52/10.

Two silver drachms: one minted under Mithradates II, the other one under Vologases I (scarce). Condition averages VF. Lot of 2 coins.

Five silver drachms spotlighting issues of Orodes II, Vardanes I and Artabanes III. Condition averages Fine-VF. Lot of 5 coins.

Three billon tetradrachms averaging VG-Fine condition. Lot of 3 coins.

Collection of eight silver drachms, including Indo-Scythian issues. Condition averages Fine-VF. Lot of 8 coins.

Includes a tetrobol of Histiaia (IGC AU50) and a drachm of Syria minted under Antiochos VI (IGC AU55). Both grades seem overly excusing apparent fault

Two IGC-graded and encapsulated silver coins of ancient Greece (Taras and a Corinthian type stater from Ambrakia) plus a Roman antoninianus of Aurelia

2nd-1st Centuries B.C. Most all of the helmeted Roma type. Condition averages Fine. Lot of 10 coins.

Most are of the helmeted Roma type, with condition averaging Fine or better. Lot of 10 coins.

AR Denarius minted at Lugdunum. Laureate head right of Tiberius. Reverse: Female (Livia ?) seated right. RIC 26.

Six silver denarii averaging About VF condition. Lot of 6 coins. A denarius minted under Domitian makes an excellent introduction to collecting Roman

Six silver denarii averaging About VF condition; one was struck as Caesar. Lot of 6 coins.

Six silver denarii of this emperor with most commemorating his military victories. Condition averages Fine. Lot of 6 coins.

Gold Solidus minted at Constantinople. Facing bust of Leo I holding spear. Reverse: Victory standing left holding long jeweled cross; star in right fi

Ten Aes, the highlights being asses of Agrippa, Nero (heavily cleaned), Antonia (holed) and a sestertius of Maximinus I. Condition is Fair-Fine. Lot o

Includes coins of Titus, Antoninus Pius (with reverse: M Aurelius) and Elagabalus. Condition is About EF. Lot of 3 coins.

Includes asses of Germanicus, Nero, Galba and Aelius; the remaining piece is a sestertius of Claudius with reverse nearly smooth. Averages VG. Lot of

Agrippa (dupondius, Fine), Tiberius (as, pitted Fine), Trajan (sestertius, pitted Fine) and Aelius (sestertius, reverse gash mark, otherwise VG-Fine).

Thirteen silver coins of the Roman Empire comprise this grouping. Averaging Fine condition, all are denarii save one EF antoninianus of Trajan Decius.

23 Roman bronzes, mainly from the Constantinian period. Condition averages Fine. Lot of 23 coins.

Gold Solidus minted at Constantinople. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing of Justin II. Reverse: Constantinopolis seated. 4.29g. D.O. 4. Weakly struck

Gold Solidus minted at Constantinople. Draped and cuirassed bust facing of Maurice Tiberius. Reverse: Angel standing, facing, holding long staff and g

Gold Solidus minted at Constantinople. Draped and cuirassed bust of Phocas facing. Reverse: Angel standing, facing, holding long staff and globus cruc

Twenty anonymous bronze folles, each portraying the bust of Christ. Condition averages VG. Lot of 20 coins.

A Gold 2 Amani of Afghanistan. Dated SH 1301 or AD 1921. A bit more than a quarter ounce of pure gold. Some minor adjustment marks, and somewhat crude

An interesting lot of Three African coins. They are as follows: Belgian Congo 2 Francs 1943 KM 25 Unc. Ethopia 25 Matonas 1915 KM 30 Medal alignment A