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Lot 3159 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3159 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Sabina. Silver Denarius (3.34 g), Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Rome, under Hadrian, ca. AD 128-134. SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and draped bust of Sabina right, hair plaited in coil atop head. Reverse Ceres seated left on basket, holding grain ears and torch. RIC 411a; Strack 360; BMC 919, note; RSC 91. Very Rare. Boldly struck and well centered on a nice wide flan, all delicately toned. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 203 (5 March 2012), 119; Leu 59 (17 May 1994), 278.

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Lot 3180 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3180 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Septimius Severus. Silver Denarius (3.48 g), AD 193-211. Rome, AD 200. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right. Reverse PROVID AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding wand over globe and scepter. RIC 166; BMC 197; RSC 586. Well struck on a full flan, nicely toned with hints of iridescense. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
Ex A. Lynn Collection; CNG 50 (23 June 1999), 1563.

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Lot 3197 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3197 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Geta. Silver Denarius (3.5 g), as Caesar, AD 198-209. Laodicea ad Mare, under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 200-202. P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta right. Reverse VICT AE-TE-R-N, Victory flying left, holding open diadem in both hands over shield set on low base. RIC 101; BMC 723; RSC 206. Well struck and well centered, delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), 3581.

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Lot 3223 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3223 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Pupienus. Silver Denarius (3.2 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Reverse PAX PVBLICA, Pax seated left, holding olive branch and scepter. RIC 4; BMC 46; RSC 22. Rare. Boldly struck and well centered with an outstanding, well detailed portrait. Lustrous. Mint State.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300.

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Lot 3129 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3129 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Vespasian. Silver Denarius (3.50 g), AD 69-79. Ephesus, AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse AVG / E(PHE) in two lines within wreath. RIC 1427; RPC 829; BMC 452; RSC 40. Very scarce. Boldly struck in high relief and perfectly centered. A needle sharp example with luster present. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
Ex Künker 143 (6 October 2008), 518.

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Lot 3153 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3153 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.4 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 119-125. IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right. Reverse P M TR P COS III around, LIB PVB in exergue, Libertas seated left, holding branch and scepter. Cf. RIC 127 (bust); Strack 74; BMC 286; RSC 903a. Well struck and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.

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Lot 3171 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3171 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lucius Verus. Silver Denarius (3.29 g), AD 161-169. Rome, AD 163. IMP L VERVS AVG, bare head of Lucius Verus right. Reverse PROV DEOR TR P III COS II, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding globe and cornucopiae. RIC 491; Szaivert 56-14/10; BMC 229; RSC 156. Boldly struck with a high relief portrait and perfectly centered. Lustrous and delicately toned. Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
Ex Roma IV (30 September 2012), 567; Triton X (9 January 2007), 647.

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Lot 3191 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3191 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Caracalla. Silver Denarius (3.26 g), AD 198-217. Rome, AD 212. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head of Caracalla right. Reverse PM TR P XV COS III P P, armored elephant walking right. RIC 199; BMC 47; RSC 208. Scarce. Virtually as struck on a nice full flan. Lustrous surfaces, delicately toned. Nearly Mint State.

The elephant on this coin likely represents a beast presented for the public games held in AD 212. By this time in Roman history the elephant was quite a familiar creature, legionaries having first encountered elephants at the Battle of Heraclea against Pyrrhos of Epiros in 280 BC. Unlike the Greeks who used the beasts primarily for military purposes - one might think of the elephant as the ancient version of the tank - the Romans most often used the animal in triumphal processions and at public spectacles where, of course, many were brutally butchered for the enjoyment of the Roman mob. There was amongst some Romans, however, a certain awe or respect for these highly intelligent creatures. Pliny wrote "[the] elephant… in intelligence approaches the nearest to man. It understands the language of its country, it obeys commands, and it remembers all the duties which it has been taught. It is sensible alike of the pleasures of love and glory, and, to a degree that is rare among men even, possesses notions of honesty, prudence, and equity; it has a religious respect also for the stars, and a veneration for the sun and the moon." (Natural History, viii.1).
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex NAC 46 (2 April 2008), 625.

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Lot 3212 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3212 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Severus Alexander. Silver Denarius (3.9 g), AD 222-235. Rome, AD 232. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right. Reverse MARS VLTOR, Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield. RIC 246; BMC 837; RSC 161c. Boldly struck on a large flan and lustrous. Mint State.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.

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denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68