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Lot 3051 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 M. Aemilius Lepidus. Silver Denarius (3.73 g), 58 BC. Rome. ALEXANDREA below, diademed head of Alexandria right, wearing mural crown. Reverse M LEPIDVS in exergue, TVTOR REG on left, PO(NT) MAX in right, S C above, M. Lepidus, togate, standing facing, head left, crowning the young figure of Ptolemy V, standing facing, holding scepter. Crawford 419/2; Sydenham 831; Aemilia 23. Very rare. Boldly struck from well executed dies, fine style and delicately toned. Extremely Fine. This interesting coin records an alleged guardianship that the moneyer's ancestor, Marcus Lepidus, held over the young Ptolemaic king, Ptolemy V. It may simply be that no record of the event has come down to us or - more plausibly - that the story is an invention of the later Lepidi, but neither Polybius nor Livy make any mention of it. What is known is that after the Second Punic War ended, the moneyer's ancestor served as a member of an embassy of the senators, two of whom were ex-consuls, sent in 201 BC to Antiochos III and Ptolemy V to gain their support should war develop between Rome and Macedon. At one point during their journey, Lepidus was sent to deliver an ultimatum to Philip ordering him to cease and desist from attacking his Greek neighbors,and above all else return the possessions of Ptolemy. The embassy occurred twenty years before Lepidus ever became Pontifex Maximus, and in fact he was not even praetor at the time, so it seems quite unlikely that such a junior member of an embassy which included two ex-consuls should find himself as guardian of the Ptolemaic king. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. 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 3006 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 L. Sempronius Pitio. Silver Denarius (3.54 g), 148 BC. Rome. PITIO behind, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin's head; below chin, X (denomination). Reverse L SEM[P] below, ROMA in relief in linear frame in exergue, the Dioscuri on horseback riding right, each holding couched spear. Crawford 216/1; Sydenham 402; Sempronia 2. A superb specimen, needle sharp and perfectly centered; all lightly toned. Mint State. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex NAC 61 (5-6 October 2011), 922. 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 3025 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Q. Antonius Balbus. Silver Denarius (4.01 g), 83-82 BC. Rome. S C behind, laureate head of Jupiter right; below A and pellet. Reverse Q (ANT)O B(AL)B / PR in two lines in exergue, Victory, holding wreath and palm, driving galloping quadriga right. Crawford 364/1c; Sydenham 742b; Antonia 1. A boldly struck example, perfectly centered. Lustrous and lightly toned. Nearly Mint State. Q. Antonius Balbus was a Marian loyalist who was appointed praetor in Sardinia in 82 B.C. The obverse marking S C shows the issue was struck ex senatus consulto, that is, by special decree of the Senate, and presumably forms part of the preparations to resist the return of Sulla. Balbus was subsequently defeated at his post in Sardinia by Sulla's legate, L. Philippus, and died in the battle. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Elsen 106 (11 September 2010), 301. 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 3044 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus. Silver Denarius (4.0g), 64 BC. Rome. III VIR across field, BROCCHI below, bust of Ceres right, wreathed with grain ears, between wheat ear and barley corn. Reverse L FVRI / CN F in two lines above, curule chair between fasces. Crawford 414/1; Sydenham 902; Furia 23. Well struck on a nice broad flan and lustrous. Nearly Mint State. The obverse possibly relates to a family history where an ancestor served as aedile of the grain supply, the cura annonae, or it may just reflect the moneyer's populist political philosophy. At the time this coin was struck, Catiline's conspiracy was secretly developing, only to be exposed and crushed the following year during Cicero's consulship. Although grain shortage was not one of the social causes of the Catiline conspiracy as outlined by Cicero - remember that Pompey had cleared the Mediterranean of the pirate menace in the early 60s BC and thus the grain supply had been secured - after the revelation of the plot, Cato proposed a grain measure extending the dole to include Rome's poor. Obviously, then, even though supply was plentiful, it was a source of discontent for the many urban plebs who were not benefitting from free distribution, and perhaps it was this mood that Brocchus was attempting to exploit by his choice of types on this coin. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Tkalec (8 September 2008), 154. 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 3067 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Albinus Bruti f. Silver Denarius (3.94 g), 48 BC. Rome. PIETAS behind, bare head of Pietas right. Reverse ALBINVS BRVTI F, clasped hands holding winged caduceus. Crawford 450/2; HCRI 26; Sydenham 942; Postumia 10. Well struck and perfectly centered. The surfaces are lustrous with beautiful multicolor iridescense on the reverse. Superb Extremely Fine. The moneyer, Decimus Junius Brutus, is better known to us than are most moneyers as he saw extensive service under Caesar during the Gallic Wars and was later made governor of Transalpine Gaul. Additionally, he was made Caesar's heir should Octavius reject the inheritance. Despite the favor Caesar showed him, he was amongst the conspirators in his assassination (he should not be confused with M. Junius Brutus, however, who was one of the principals of the conspiracy). The types chosen for this coin advertise Caesar's leniency in dealing with those Romans who had opposed him, Pietas personifying devotion and love of country, and the clasped hands an obvious symbol of reconciliation. The winged caduceus is most associated as the attribute of the personification of Felicitas, and here represents the beneficial outcome of Caesar's clemency. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Ex Gemini V (6 January 2009), 246. 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 3001 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 Anonymous. Silver Denarius (3.47 g), 194-190 BC. Rome. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin's head; behind, X (denomination). Reverse ROMA in relief in linear frame below, the Dioscuri on horseback riding right, each holding couched spear; above, crescent. Crawford 137/1; Sydenham 314; RSC 20i. Perfectly centered with attractive pastel iridescent toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. Ex NAC 61 (5-6 October 2011), 604. 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 3018 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Coelius Caldus. Silver Denarius (3.91 g), 104 BC. Rome. Head of Roma left, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin's head. Reverse C COIL below, CALD in exergue, Victory, holding reins, driving galloping biga left; above X with two pellets. Crawford 318/1a; Sydenham 582; Coelia 2. Boldly struck in high relief and well centered on a nice wide flan. Superb Extremely Fine. The control mark on the reverse of the denarii of C. Coelius Caldus consists of a Latin letter either alone or with up to four pellets. No control is found on more than one die. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. Ex LHS 100 (23-24 April 2007), 384. 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 3038 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. Silver Denarius (3.99 g), 68-67 BC. Rome. CESTIANVS, head of Cybele right; behind, forepart of lion; below chin, globe. Reverse unlisted control mark, M PLAETORIVS AED CVR EX S C, curule chair; in left field, c. Crawford 409/2; Sydenham 808; Plaetoria 3. Well struck on a large size flan with delicate iridescent toning on both sides. Superb Extremely Fine. Although Hersh and Walker dated this issue to 57 BC based on their interpretation of the evidence from the Mesagne hoard, they failed to note that the dates of Cestianus' curule aedileship are secured by Cicero's speech, Pro Cluentio, which was read in 66 BC. Cicero says in his speech that he had argued the case of Decimus Matrinius, a man who had been degraded to a lower order by the censors of 70 BC, before the curule aediles Cestianus and Flaminius. This secures their aedileship to between 70 and 67 BC, and for other reasons Cestianus could not have been curule aedile in either 70 or 69 BC. The types of this coin refer to the Ludi Megalesiaci, games which honored the goddess Cybele, and were presented by the curule aediles. For further discussion for his moneyer's coin types, see the lot with the non-AED CVR denarius below. Estimated Value $700 - 800. Ex Kirk Davis List 54 (October 2008), 45; William C. Boyd Collection, with Boyd's original collection ticket showing that he purchased the coin from Spink in 1891. 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 3057 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Memmius C.f. Silver Denarius (3.88 g), 56 BC. Rome. C MEMMI C F, head of Ceres right, wreathed with grain ears. Reverse C MEMMIVS IMPERATOR, bound captive kneeling right beneath trophy. Crawford 427/1; Sydenham 920; Memmia 10. An exquisiste example and virtually as struck. Intricate detail with lustrous surfaces delicately toned. Nearly Mint State. The moneyer of this coin, Gaius Memmius, was the nephew of Pompey the Great, the son of Pompey's sister, Pompeia Strabonia, and C. Memmius. The reverse commemorates a military victory of an ancestor with the same name who had been acclaimed imperator by his troops, but there is debate over which C. Memmius this was. It is possible that it refers to the moneyer's grandfather, who was tribune in 111 BC and then proconsul of Macedonia, or perhaps more likely his father, who according to Plutarch was Pompey's most capable general in the fight against Sertorius in Spain. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2008), 203. 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 3012 - denarii collection - roman republic - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 C. Cassius. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 126 BC. Rome. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with griffin's head; behind, denomination above voting urn. Reverse C CASSI below, ROMA in exergue, Libertas, holding pileus, scepter and reins, driving galloping quadriga right. Crawford 266/1; Sydenham 502; Cassia 1. Well struck and superb. Traces of luster and delicately toned. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Sternberg XXXII (28 October 1996), 172. Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80 denarii collection - roman republic	In order to view Prices please Login or Join