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Lot 3020 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 L. Julius L.f. Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 103 BC. Rome. CAESAR behind, head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume on side; above, pellet and N (retrograde). Reverse L IVLI L F in exergue, Venus Genetrix, holding scepter and reins, driving biga of Cupids left; before, lyre; above, pellet and N (retrograde). Crawford 320/1; Sydenham 593a; Julia 4a. Well centered and delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Similar to the control for the denarius of C. Coelius Caldus above, the controls found on the denarii of L. Julius L.f. Caesar are the letters of the Latin alphabet (only through S) either alone or found accompanied by one or two pellets. The same control mark that is found on the obverse invariably appears on the reverse also, and no pair of controls has more than one pair of dies. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex NAC 73 (18 November 2013), 83; Sternberg XXII (20 November 1989), 190. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3066 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 49 BC. Apollonia. L LE(NT) C (MA) RC COS, Laureate head of Apollo right. Reverse Jupiter standing facing, head right, before garlanded altar, holding thunderbolt and eagle; in left field, star above Q. Crawford 445/2; HCRI 5; Sydenham 1030; Cornelia 65. Lustrous with a light iridescent tone. Superb Extremely Fine. The questor who was involved in producing this coin chose to remain anonymous, omitting his name from the type. According to a letter Cicero wrote to his friend L. Munatius Plancus, the reason was the close friendship of the questor with Caesar. Cicero identifies the man as T. Antistius (Cicero, Ad familiares XIII.29), who after Pharsalus retired to Bithynia in shame. Caesar subsequently visited him there and spoke kindly to him, urging him to return to Rome. Antistius never made it, though, as he died in Corcyra on the return journey. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. Ex Roma II (2 October 2011), 496. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3049 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Calpurnius Piso L.f. Frugi. Silver Denarius (3.90 g), 61 BC. Rome. Filleted head of Apollo right; behind, human ear. Reverse C PISO L F FRVGI, nude winged horseman wearing conical hat galloping left, holding torch; above, EN. Crawford 408/1b (dies 114/142); Hersh 375 (O281/R3004); Sydenham 874; Calpurnia 24c. Boldly struck in very high relief, lustrous and lightly toned. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Hunter Collection (Goldberg 72, 5 February 2013), 4399. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3024 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Mn. Fonteius C.f. Silver Denarius (4.20 g), 85 BC. Rome. (MN) FO(NT)EI behind, C F below chin, laureate head of Vejovis right; below, thunderbolt. Reverse Infant Genius seated on goat right; above, pilei of the Dioscuri; in exergue, filleted thyrsus; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1c; Sydenham 724a; Fonteia 10. Lustrous and lightly toned. Nearly Mint State. The moneyer is perhaps the brother of the moneyer M. Fonteius (see Crawford 347) and not inconceivably the tribune featured on the reverse of Crawford 429/1 (see the coin of P. Fonteius P.f. Capito below). The reverse recalls that the god Jupiter was suckled by the she-goat Amaltheia on Mt. Ida during his infancy, and depicts a statue that was within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), 106. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3068 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Mn. Cordius Rufus. Silver Denarius (3.92 g), 46 BC. Rome. RVFVS S C, diademed head of Venus right. Reverse MN CORDIVS below, Cupid riding dolphin right. Crawford 463/3; HCRI 65; Sydenham 977; Cordia 3. Lovely iridescent tone. Superb Extremely Fine. Ex NAC 73 (18 November 2013), 196; MMAG 66 (22 October 1984), 436. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3059 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 P. Fonteius P. f. Capito. Silver Denarius (3.96 g), 55 BC. Rome. P FONTEIUS P F CAPITO III VIR, helmeted and draped bust of Mars right, trophy over shoulder. Reverse (MN) FO(NT) TR MIL, soldier on horseback rearing right, thrusting his spear at a Gallic enemy who is about to slay an unarmed person; to lower right, helmet and shield. Crawford 429/1; Sydenham 900; Fonteia 17. Rare. An incredible example, boldly struck and well centered. Attractively toned with light iridescense on both sides. Superb Extremely Fine. The reverse commemorates a valorous deed of one Manius Fonteius, but the precise circumstances are lost to us. Both Crawford and Harl suggest he may have served under another ancestor, Marcus Fonteius, who was governor of Gallia Narbonesis from 76-73 BC. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Elsen 93 (15 September 2007), 754. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3029 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Annius T.f. T.n., with L. Fabius L.f. Hispaniensis. Silver Denarius (3.93 g), 82-81 BC. Uncertain mint in northern Italy. C ANNIA TF TN PRO COS EX S C, diademed and draped bust of Annia Perenna right; behind, winged caduceus; below, X; before, scales. Reverse L FABI L F HISP in exergue, Victory, holding palm and reins, driving galloping quadriga right; above horses, Q. Crawford 366/1b; Sydenham 748a; Annia 2b. Unusually well struck and perfectly centered. Lustrous and lightly toned. Nearly Mint State. Like the lot of Q. Antonius Balbus, the obverse markings here show that this issue was also struck ex senatus consulto. C. Annius was sent by the Senate against Q. Sertorius in Spain and took with him two questors, L. Fabius L.f. Hispaniensis and C. Tarquitius P.f. The fact he took two questors is only intelligible if the Senate had authorized as his province both Spains. The coins with the name of L. Fabius on the reverse were struck in northern Italy while still en route to Spain; those with the name C. Tarquitius were struck in Spain. L. Fabius later defected to Sertorius, for which he was proscribed. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), 119. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3070 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus. Silver Denarius (3.3 g), 42 BC. Rome. Radiate head of Sol right; behind, quiver. Reverse P CLODIVS / M F in two lines in exergue, crescent moon surmounted by semicircle of five stars. Crawford 494/21; HCRI 182; Sydenham 1115; Claudia 17. A trifle weak around the right obverse borders and on the corresponding portion of the reverse. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex Tkalec (8 September 2008), 182. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3060 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Coelius Caldus. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 53 BC. Rome. C COEL CALDVS, COS below, head of the consul C. Coelius Caldus right; behind, tablet inscribed L D. Reverse CALDVS III VIR, radiate head of Sol right; behind, oval shield; before, round shield. Crawford 437/1a; Sydenham 891; Coelia 4. Boldly struck and unusually well centered for this rare issue. A superb example and lustrous. Both portraits are outstanding! Nearly Mint State. C. Coelius Caldus issued two coin types during his tenure as moneyer, and both depict on the obverse the head of his namesake ancestor who was the first of his family to attain the consulship. Toynbee noted the extremely realistic rendering of the portrait and thought it must have been based on an original portrait (J. M. C. Toynbee, Roman Historical Portraits, p. 21). In Rome, nobles were entitled to display images (imagines) of ancestors in the atrium of the family house, and these were either sculptures, more often, death masks molded directly from the face of the deceased. The superb lifelike rendering of the portrait of the consul C. Coelius Caldus on this coin indicates that perhaps his death mask served as the model used by the die engravers for this issue. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex NAC 45 (2 April 2008), 14; Triton I (2-3 December 1997), 1200. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join
Lot 3032 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Naevius Balbus. Silver Denarius (3.81 g), 79 BC. Rome. S C behind, diademed head of Venus right; before, B. Reverse C N(AE) B(AL)B in exergue, Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right. Crawford 382/1a; Sydenham 769; Naevia 6b. Well struck, perfectly centered and lustrous. Nearly Mint State. The moneyer is unattested other than on this special coinage authorized by senatorial decree (ex senatus consulto), which should most probably be viewed as another issue to finance operations in the the Sertorian War in Spain. The triga depicted on the reverse is most interesting. At the time this coin was struck it was already an archaic convention, Homeric in origin, originally borrowed from the Greeks and used in Rome only during the ludi Romani, the games celebrating the Roman victory at Lake Regillus. It appears only one other time during the Republican period, on coins struck 111-110 BC under the moneyers Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius. Estimated Value $500 - 600. Ex Tkalec (27 October 2011), 143. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join