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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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Lot 3119 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3119 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Claudius. Silver Denarius (3.8 g), AD 41-54. Rome, AD 51/2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P XI IMP P P COS V, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse PACI AVGVSTAE, Nemesis advancing right, pulling fold of her robe below neck, holding winged caduceus downwards with which she points at serpent before her. RIC 62; BMC 69; RSC 68. Perfectly centered on both sides with full legends. Extremely attractive with lovely iridescent toning. Extremely Fine.

The goddess Nemesis represented divine retribution and just fortune, and according to the poet Mesomedes was the daughter of Justitia. She was often invoked before a military campaign where it was customary to offer a sword in her honor. Her appearance on imperial coins is uncommon, mainly occurring under Claudius and Hadrian. She is normally but not always depicted winged, as here, and often pulls a fold of drapery from her neck so that she can spit into her bosom (Meleager Anthologia Graeca XII.229).
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
Ex C. K. Collection (Triton XIV, 3 January 2011), 648; Leu 86 (5 May 2003), 765.

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Lot 3110 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3110 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.77 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesars, togate, standing facing, supporting between them on ground honorary shields and spears; above, lituus and simpulum turned inwards. RIC 210; Giard 85; BMC 540; RSC 43c. Well struck and perfectly centered with every letter complete. Excellent compact style. Attractive old cabinet toning with hints of iridescense. Rarely seen this choice!. Superb Extremely Fine.

Augustus formally adopted his two grandsons, Gaius and Lucius, the children of his friend and general M. Agrippa and his only child, his daughter Julia. Both were groomed as heirs, but neither survived him, Lucius dying in Gaul in AD 2 and Gaius in Lycia in AD 4. With their deaths Augustus was forced to look for another suitable candidate to succeed him, and selected his stepson, Tiberius.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Ex Gemini V (6 January 2009), 255.

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Lot 3104 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3104 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.72 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Caesaraugusta (?), ca. 19/8 BC. Head of Augustus right, wreathed with oak-leaves. Reverse CAESAR AVGVSTVS, two laurel branches. RIC 33a; BMC 352; RSC 47. Lovely old cabinet toning with hints of iridescense.A fantastic portrait of great style struck on an exceptionally large flan. Superb Extremely Fine.

When Octavian was awarded the honorary title of Augustus in 27 BC investing him with supreme power, he was also given the right to decorate his door posts with laurel branches, a sign of martial victory, and the corona civica, an oak-wreath symbolizing the saving of a Roman life. In the case of Augustus, the laurel branches signified his victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, and the corona civica was awarded for saving the life of not one citizen but of many thousands when he successfully ending the civil wars. On this coin Augustus is portraying wearing the oak wreath crown - which occurs only occasionally on Roman coins - which by law he was required to do at every public gathering.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Ex Alberto Campana Collection (NAC 64, 17-18 May 2012), 1033; Rauch 82 (23 April 2008), 203.

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Lot 3096 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3096 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Octavian. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 32-31 BC. Uncertain Italian mint (Rome?). Bare head of Octavian right. Reverse CAESAR DIVI F, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive-branch and cornucopiae. RIC 252; HCRI 399; BMC 605-8; RSC 69. An exceptional example of this very rare issue. A magnificent portrait of fine style and fully struck on a full flan. Lustrous and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000.
Ex Alberto Campana Collection (NAC 64, 17-18 May 2012), 994.

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Lot 3120 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3120 - denarii collection - roman imperitorial - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Nero. Silver Denarius (3.6 g), as Caesar, AD 50-54. Rome, under Claudius, AD 51. NERONI CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN, bare-headed and draped bust of Nero right. Reverse EQUESTER / OR-DO / PRINCIPI / IVVENT in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC 79; BMC 93; RSC 97. rARE. Well struck and perfectly centered with all letters complete. A couple of minute marks in the obverse field hardly worthy of mention. Lovely old cabinet toning with hints of iridescense present. Choice Extremely Fine.

Nero, born December 15 AD 37, was the son of Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. While Nero was still a small child his father died, and his mother later married her uncle, the emperor Claudius. Claudius already had a natural son, Britannicus, who was regarded as heir apparent, but after marrying Agrippina he began to favor Nero. In 51 Nero came of age, donning the toga virilis (the universal sign of Roman adulthood and citizenship), and received signal honors: consul deignate with tribunician powers, elevation to the high priesthoods, and the title princeps iuventutis which is commemorated by the reverse of this coin.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
Ex Imagines Imperatorvm Sale (Aureo & Calicó, 8 February 2012), 29.

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