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Lot 2031 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2031 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Pertinax. AE 29 mm (12.29 g), AD 193 About VF. Prusa ad Olympum in Bithynia. AVT K Π EΛBIOC Π[EPTI]NAΞ CEB, laureate head of Pertinax right. Reverse: ΠPOVC-AEΩN, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. RG -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Hunterian -; SNG Righetti -; BMC -; Lindgren & Kovcs -; Lindgren III -. Very Rare. Seemingly unpublished and missing from all of the major collections. Brown patina. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 350

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 2047 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2047 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Gordian III, AD 238-244. AE Sestertius (20.97g) Choice VF. Rome, AD 239. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III right. Reverse: Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopiae. RIC 268; Cohen 51. Lovely green and reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 2010 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2010 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Hadrian. Silver Denarius (2.88 g), AD 117-138 Superb EF. Struck at Rome, AD 119-122. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: P M TR P COS III, Pax standing facing, head left, holding olive branch and long scepter. RIC 76; BMC 194; RSC 1140a. Lightly toned with underlying luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 2026 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2026 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE Sestertius (27g) About VF. Struck as Caesar AD 138-161. Bare-headed and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right. Reverse: Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC 1242b; BMC 1774, note; Cohen -. Rough green patina, light smoothing on obverse. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

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Lot 2042 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Maximinus I (AD 235-238), Silver Denarius, 3.60g, 7h. EF. Mint of Rome, struck AD 236. Bust of the emperor facing right, laureate, draped and cuirassed. Rev. P M TR P II COS P P, emperor standing right, in military dress, between two standards, holding a spear and raising his right hand. RIC 3; C 55; RCV 8312. Residual silvering. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125

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Lot 1973 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1973 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Britannicus, son of Claudius. AE 17 (3.5g), minted at Smyrna, AD 50-54 VF. Draped bare head facing right. Reverse: Nike, right with trophy over shoulder. BMC 283; RPC (Nero Caesar) 2476. Very Rare. Uniform dark greenish-brown patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1989 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1989 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Domitian. Silver Denarius (3.34 g), as Caesar, AD 69-81. Superb EF. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 76/7. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head of bearded Domitian right. Reverse COS IIII above, Pegasus standing right, pawing ground with foreleg. RIC 238; BMC 193-5; RSC 47. Well struck on a large flan and perfectly centered, all attractively toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
The image of Pegasus on this issue is normally shown standing right, pawing the ground with his foreleg. There is one rare die, however, which shows him rearing instead of pawing (see Edston Hoard 91, CHRB 10, pl. 17). There are many reasons why horses paw at the ground, and most equine behaviorists will say the animal is either nervous or irritated. However, when the head is held in a high position, it usually means that the animal is establishing dominance. Of course, the animal on this coin is not a horse but a pegasus; it seems the engraver was attempting to convey the same idea, though. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000

Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), 723.; Ex Goldberg's Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3138.

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Lot 1968 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1968 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Nero Claudius Drusus. Silver Denarius (3.80 g), AD 41-54. Superb EF. Rome, under Claudius, ca. AD 41-45. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head of Nero Claudius Drusus left. Reverse Triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue left between two trophies, DE GERMANIS on architrave. RIC 72; BMC 101; RSC 4. Well struck on a large wide flan with every letter complete. A superb portrait of Nero Claudius Drusus and delicately toned. Very rare and among the finest specimens known. Superb Extremely Fine.
Nero Claudius Drusus was the son of Livia and the senator Tiberius Claudius Nero. Before he was born his parents divorced so that Augustus could marry his mother. Unlike his older brother, the future emperor Tiberius whom Augustus disliked, the emperor doted on his younger stepson.

In 13 BC Drusus was sent to govern Gaul, and while there he repelled an attack by a tribe of Germans who had invaded the province. Most of the following years until his death were spent on campaigns in German territory. First, he crossed the Rhine frontier and penetrated as far as the North Sea, subduing the Frisii. The following years saw him engaged against various confederations of the Chatti, Sicambri and Marcomanni. He died tragically in 9 BC from injuries he sustained when he fell from his horse while on campaign fighting the Marcomanni.

The Arch of Drusus that appears on the reverse of this coin and which commemorated his campaigns in Germania has not survived. Its precise location is not known, but it was on the Appian way. Estimated Value $30,000-UP

Ex NAC 62 (6 October 2011), 2018; NAC 29 (11 May 2005), 466; Tkalec (29 February 2000), 234; Ex Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3043.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1984 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1984 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Vespasian, with Titus and Domitian, as Caesars. Silver Denarius (3.53 g), AD 69-. Ephesus, AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse AVG VESPAS above, LIBERI IMP below, confronted bare heads of Titus and Domitian; between E(PHE). RIC 1429; RPC 831; BMC 455; RSC 2a. Rare. Boldly struck in high relief and all three portraits are incredibly sharp! Luster still present and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000

Ex Goldberg's Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3130; Ex NAC 46 (2 April 2008), 528;.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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Lot 1995 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1995 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Nerva, AD 96-98. AE Sestertius (26.88g) Fine. Minted at Rome, AD 96. Laureate head of Nerva right. Reverse: Fortuna seated left, holding grain ears and scepter. RIC 62; BMC 90; C-77. Dark green patina, some roughness. Excellent portraiture. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

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