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Lot 3106 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3106 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus, with Divus Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.9 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Rome, 17 BC. M. Sanquinius, moneyer. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse M SANQVI-NIVS III VIR, laureate, youthful head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, comet with tail. RIC 338; BMC 71; RSC 1. Well struck and perfectly centered. Lovely old cabinet toning with lighter iridescense. Very rare and seldom seen this choice. Extremely Fine.

In 17 BC a comet appeared in the heavens and was taken by the Romans to be the reappearance of the soul of Julius Caesar. With this auspicious appearance, Augustus and Agrippa assumed leadership of the Xvviri sacris faciundis, the college of priests in charge of festivals, and organized celebrations inaugurating a new age. As part of the celebrations, Augustus commissioned the poet Horace to write a secular hymn, the Carmen Saeculare, which was sung by twenty-seven maidens and an equal number of youths on the occasion of the Ludi Saeculares.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
Ex The Bru Sale 2 (18 November 2010), 74; Bank Leu 20 (25-26 April 1978), 210.

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Lot 3101 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3101 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Emerita, ca. 25-23 BC. P. Carisius, propraetorian legate. IMP CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse P CARISIVS LEG PRO PR, facing Celtiberian helmet between dagger and bipennis. RIC 8; BMC 280; RSC 406a. Very Rare. Boldly struck on a wide flan with a finely executed portrait of Augustus. Lustrous surfaces. Nearly Mint State.

The Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula took two centuries, from the first landing at Emporion in 218 BC during the Second Punic War until the final conquest of the remaining holdouts in northwestern Spain under Augustus in 19 BC. The reverse of this coin shows the common armament of the Celtiberian warrior, who were extremely skilled in light arms, especially the short sword or dagger and the bipennis, a sort of small double-headed axe.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000.
Ex NAC 59 (4-5 April 2011), 875.

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Lot 3115 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3115 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Gaius Caligula, with Divus Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.77 g), AD 37-41. Lugdunum, AD 37. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT COS, bare head of Gaius right. Reverse Radiate head of Augustus right, between two stars. RIC 2; Giard 157; BMC 4; RSC 11. Boldly struck and well centered with every letter in the legend complete. An incredible example with delicate golden toning. Both portraits are outstanding!. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000.
Ex NFA XXX (8 December 1992), 214; Tkalec (26 March 1991), 255.

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Lot 3108 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3108 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.76 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse IMP X in exergue, bull butting right. RIC 167a; Giard 19; BMC 451; RSC 137. A pleasing large portrait of Augustus. Mottled turquoise toning. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.

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Lot 3102 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3102 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.80 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia(?), ca. 19 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus left. Reverse IOV TO[N], hexastyle temple of Jupiter containing statue of the god standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC 64; BMC p. 64, note; RSC 180. Boldly struck and well centered. Delicate golden iridescent toning. Extremely Fine.

The temple of Jupiter Tonans was vowed by Augustus in 26 BC after his narrow escape from lightening in the Cantabrian campaign and finally dedicated in 22 BC (Suetonius, Vita Augusti 29.91). The temple was originally dedicated to Jupiter Fulgens and was located near the Campus Martius. The cult image it contained which is shown inside the temple on this coin, was by the 4th century Greek sculptor, Leochares, according to Pliny (Hist. Nat. 39.79).
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex Goldberg 74 (4 June 2013), 3557; Roma IV (30 September 2012), 515.

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Lot 3076 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3076 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Cnaeus Pompey Jr. Silver Denarius (3.92 g), 46-45 BC. Corduba. M. Poblicius, propraetorian legate. M POBLICI LEG PRO PR, helmeted head of Roma right. Reverse CN MAGNVS IMP, Hispania standing right, shield on her back, holding two spears and presenting palm to Pompeian soldier standing left on prow, armed with sword. Crawford 469/1a; HCRI 48; Sydenham 1035; RSC 1 (Pompey the Great). Well struck and perfectly centered on a nice broad flan, lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.

The reverse type represents the support of Further Spain for the Pompeian cause. The female figure, who Crawford does not identify, is obviously Hispania, coming to lend her support (arms) which will lead to ultimate victory (palm-branch) and the restoration of a constitutional Republic.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex Goldberg 70 (2-5 September 2012), 3201; NAC 41 (20 November 2007), 15.

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Lot 3118 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3118 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Claudius. Silver Denarius (3.76 g), AD 41-54. Rome, AD 41/2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse EX S C / OB CIVES / SERVATOS in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 16; BMC 18; RSC 35. Well struck and perfectly centered. Some luster still present, lightly toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.

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Lot 3109 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3109 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.83 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse C CAES above, AVGVS F in exergue, Caius Caesar on horseback galloping right, holding reins and sword; behind, legionary eagle between two standards. RIC 199; Giard 69; BMC 500-2; RSC 40. Very Rare. Lustrous surfaces, virtually as struck with hints of golden iridescense. Nearly Mint State.

The reverse shows Gaius Caesar, the eldest son of Agrippa and Julia and the grandson of Augustus, in his first campaigns in Gaul - at the tender age of 12!
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), 316.

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Lot 3103 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3103 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.87 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Colonia Patricia(?), ca. 19 BC CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus to right. Reverse SIGNIS RECEPTIS above and below, S P Q R around, round shield inscribed CL V between legionary standard and aquila. RIC 87a; BMC 422; RSC 265a. Boldly struck with a fine high relief portrait. Perfectly centered on a full size flan with gorgeous cabinet toning with reddish iridescense. Superb Extremely Fine.

The reverse shows the clipeus virtutis, the shield of valor, decreed to Augustus by the Senate in 27 BC. Like the corona civica, it was awarded for saving the life of a fellow citizen.
Estimated Value $12,500 - 15,000.
Ex Nomos 5 (25 October 2011), 230; W. Uibeleisen Collection (Hess-Divo 307, 7 June 2007), 1551; MMAG 81 (18 September 1995), 189.

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Lot 3080 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3080 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Julius Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.97 g), 44 BC. Rome. C. Cossutius Maridianus, moneyer. CAESAR before, PARENS PATRIAE behind, wreathed and veiled head of Julius Caesar right; behind, apex; below chin, lituus. Reverse C COSSVTIVS MARID-IANVS arranged in the form of a cross with A-A-A-F F in the four angles. Crawford 480/19; HCRI 112 = Sear 1422 (this coin illus.); Sydenham 1069; RSC 8. Well centered on a broad flan with underyling luster, lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. A rare and exceptional denarius.

The abbreviation A A A F F (quattuorvir aere argento auro flando feriundo) that appears on the reverse of this coin is the first occurrence of the complete title of the moneyer on a coin.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Ex Goldberg 65 (6 September 2011), 4123; NFA Auction XXVII (4 December 1991), 626.

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