Stack’s Bowers Offers Stunning Greek Rarity Graded by NGC Ancients

Ancient coin collectors have a chance to own an extremely rare gold coin offered by Stack’s Bowers and certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®). The coin is one of over 200 certified by NGC Ancients in the Stack’s Bowers January 2023 NYINC Auction - Session A, which will be held January 13, 2023. Bidding is already underway.

The top ancient coin in the auction is a Bosporus, Panticapaeum, c. 340-320 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 20073). From a Greek colony in modern-day Crimea, the coin's obverse features either the bust of Silenus or Pan from Greek mythology. The reverse has an image of a griffin holding a spear in its mouth as it stands on a stalk of grain. This coin is a premium example of its type, making it a top-end Greek rarity with an estimate of $150,000 to $175,000.

Bosporus, Panticapaeum, c. 340-320 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style. Click images to enlarge.

Other highlights in Session A certified by NGC Ancients include:

• a Sicily, Syracuse c.405-400 BC (Kimon) Silver Decadrachm graded NGC Ancients XF, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 20016) with an estimate of $50,000 to $100,000
• a Roman Empire Pertinax, AD 193 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 20181) with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000
• a Roman Empire Carinus, AD 283-285 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 20190) with an estimate of $15,000 to $30,000
• a Kingdom of Macedon Alexander III, 336-323 BC Gold Distater graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 20030) with an estimate of $10,000 to $20,000
• an Eastern Roman Empire Procopius, AD 365-366 Gold Solidus graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 20196) with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a Roman Empire Titus, AD 79-81 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 20168) with an estimate of $7,500 to $15,000
• a Roman Empire Tiberius, AD 14-37 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 20146) with an estimate of $9,000 to $12,000

In addition to Session A, the auction house is also offering more rarities as part of the Stack’s Bowers January 2023 NYINC Auction - Session 1 - The Mark & Lottie Salton Collection of Ancient & World Coins, which will be held January 16, 2023. Bidding is currently underway for over 280 ancient coins that NGC Ancients certified from this prestigious collection.

Highlights include:

• a Greece, Island of Aegina c.525-480 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients AU, 4/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 26193) with an estimate of $1,500 to $3,000
• a Greece, Island of Aegina c.457-350 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 26195) with an estimate of $1,000 to $2,000
• a Sicily, Syracuse c.475-470 Silver Tetradrachm graded NGC Ancients XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 26064) with an estimate of $1,000 to $1,500
• a Lucania, Laus c.480-460 BC Silver Stater graded NGC Ancients XF, 5/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 26042) with an estimate of $900 to $1,200
• a Calabria, Taras c.240-228 BC Silver Didrachm graded NGC Ancients Ch XF, 3/5 Strike and 3/5 Surface (lot 26038) with an estimate of $700 to $1,000
• a Lucania, Velia c.300-280 BC Silver Didrachm graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 26051) with an estimate of $700 to $1,000
• a Lucania, Metapontum c.430-400 Silver Stater graded NGC Ancients Ch VF, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 26044) with an estimate of $500 to $1,000

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.