NGC-certified Ancient Greek Coin May Sell for Six Figures in Heritage Sale

Over 500 ancient coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are being offered in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale. Online bidding is currently underway in the Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature Auction, which concludes May 7, 2022.

The top NGC-graded offering is a Calabria, Taras c. 280-272 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike, 4/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 30001), with an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. Struck during the time of Pyrrhus of Epirus, a Greek king and a cousin of Alexander the Great, the coin’s obverse depicts Heracles, a divine hero in Greek mythology.

Calabria, Taras c. 280-272 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike, 4/5 Surface with Fine Style Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a Roman Empire Constantine I, AD 307-337 Gold Festaureus graded NGC Ancients MS★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface (lot 30135), with an estimate of $75,000 to $85,000
• a Roman Empire Pertinax, AD 193 Gold Aureus graded NGC MS Ancients 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface (lot 30111), with an estimate of $70,000 to $80,000
• a Lydia Croesus, 561-546 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients XF, 4/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 30047), with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a Roman Empire Carinus, AD 283-285 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 30131), with an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000
• a Roman Empire Phillip II, AD 247-249 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients Ch AU, 5/5 Strike and 2/5 Surface (lot 30125), with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Cyrenaica, Cyrene Ophellas, c. 322/1-308 BC Gold Stater graded NGC Ancients Ch AU★, 5/5 Strike, 5/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 30081), with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Roman Empire Aelius Caesar, AD 136-138 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients AU★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface with Fine Style (lot 30103), with an estimate of $30,000 to $35,000
• a Roman Empire Elagabalus, AD 218-222 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS, 5/5 Strike and 4/5 Surface (lot 30116), with an estimate of $30,000 to $35,000
• a Roman Empire Caracalla, AD 198-217 Gold Aureus graded NGC Ancients MS★, 5/5 Strike and 5/5 Surface (lot 30115), with an estimate of $30,000 to $35,000

All estimates provided by the auction house.