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Lot 3284 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3284 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Severus II. Æ 1/4 Follis (2.07 g), as Caesar, AD 305-306. Siscia. SEVERVS NOB C, laureate head of Severus II right. Reverse: GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI, Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopiae; SIS. RIC 171a. Brown patina. Scarce. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3252 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3252 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Maximus. Silver Denarius (3.01 g), Caesar, AD 235-238. Rome, AD 236/7. MAXIMVS CAES GERM, bare-headed and draped bust of Maximus right. Reverse: PRINC IVVENTVTIS, prince standing left, holding baton and transverse spear; behind, two standards. RIC 3; BMC 211-2; RSC 10. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3279 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3279 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Carausius. Æ Antoninianus (4.77 g), Romano-British Emperor, AD 287-293. Londinium. IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust of Carausius right. Reverse: PA-X A-VG, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch and scepter; S-P//MLXXI. RIC 118. Black patina. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3287 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3287 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Julian II. Silver Siliqua (1.92 g), AD 360-363. Arelate, AD 360/1. D N IVLIAN-VS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Julian II right. Reverse: VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X in four lines within wreath; TCON. RIC 295; RSC 161†. Toned. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3263 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3263 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Hostilian. Silver Antoninianus (4.25 g), as Caesar, AD 251. Rome, under Trajan Decius. C VALENS HOSTIL MES QVINTVS N C, radiate and draped bust of Hostilian right. Reverse: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS, prince standing facing, head left, holding standard and spear. RIC 181d; RSC 34. Toned. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

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Lot 3274 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3274 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Diocletian. Silver Argenteus (2.66 g), AD 284-305. Heraclea, ca. AD 295. DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG, laureate head of Diocletian right. Reverse: VICTORIA SARMAT, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; HA. RIC 6; Jelocnik 91; RSC 488. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3258 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3258 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Pupienus. Silver Denarius (2.61 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornuacopiae. RIC 1; BMC 42; RSC 6. About Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.

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Lot 3269 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3269 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Quietus. BI Antoninianus (3.60 g), usurper, AD 260-261. Samosata. IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Quietus right. Reverse: AEQVTAS AVGG (sic), Aequitas standing facing, head left, holding scales and cornucopiae; star in left field. RIC 2; Göbl 1727n; RSC 1d. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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Lot 3253 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3253 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Gordian I Africanus. Silver Denarius (2.93 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian I right. Reverse: P M T R P COS P P, emperor standing facing, head left, holding branch and parazonium. RIC 1; BMC 1-3; RSC 2. Well struck on a nice wide flan. Extremely Fine.

Discontent with the rule of Maximinus I, who was viewed as a barbarian by Rome's elite and was generally hated otherwise due to heavy taxation to finance his military operations against the Germans and Sarmatians, led to three serious revolts. The first two were ruthlessly suppressed. The third started in Africa, where wealthy landowners revolted against the heavy financial burdens imposed by a corrupt local treasury official who was using false judgments for extortion. The landowners equipped their clients and farmhands with whatever weapons and farm tools were handy, slew the offending treasury official and his bodyguard, then proclaimed the aging governor, Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus, and his son as co-emperors. The Senate in Rome quickly backed the cause of the African landowners, affirming the elevation of Gordian I and Gordian II as co-emperors. Upon hearing the news of the revolt, Maximinus, who was wintering in Sirmium, prepared his armies and marched on Rome.

The reign of the Gordiani was short-lived, lasting at most a mere 36 days. Capellianus, the governor of Numidia, controlled the only legion in the area and nursed a long-standing grudge against the Gordiani. He assembled his troops, the veteran legio III Augusta, and marched on Carthage where he easily overwhelmed the ragtag forces of the Gordiani. Gordian II was killed in the fighting, and on hearing the news his son's death and the annihilation of the local levies, the elder Gordian hanged himself.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.

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Lot 3280 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3280 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Maximianus. Silver Argenteus (3.07 g), first reign, AD 286-305. Heraclea, ca. AD 294. MAXIMIA-NVS AVG, laureate head of Maximianus right. Reverse: VICTORIA S-ARMATICA, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; HB. RIC 7; Jelocnik 92; RSC 551b. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

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