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Lot 1996 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1996 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Trajan. Gold Aureus (7.05 g), AD 98-117 Choice VF. Rome, ca. AD 108-110. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan right. Reverse: COS V S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, emperor standing right, raising arm in salute and holding reversed spear. RIC 136; Woytek 294f; Calicó 1007a. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000

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

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Lot 1975 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1975 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Nero. Gold Aureus (6.82 g), AD 54-68 Fine. Rome, ca. AD 64/5. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC 52; Calicó 412. We note some smoothing on the edge. Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000

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

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Lot 1991 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1991 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Domitian, AD 81-96. AE Sestertius (27.8g) Fine. Rome, AD 90/1. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Emperor standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear, being crowned by Victory standing left behind, holding wreath and palm. RIC 703; BMC 443; C-513. Dark green patina with light depoits on reverse, edge chip on obverse. Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

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

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Lot 1970 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1970 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Agrippina Senior, wife of Germanicus. Died AD 33. AE Sestertius (24.79g) VF. Draped bust of Agrippina I right, hair at back of neck tied in long queue. Reverse: Carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners with ornamented side. RIC-55; BMC 81-7; Cohen 1. Uniform dark greyish-brown patina. Some smoothing in the fields. Rare. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600

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

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Lot 1986 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1986 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Vespasian, AD 69-79. AE Sestertius (25.5g) Sharpness of VF. Rome, AD 71. Laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear. RIC 214; BMC 564; Cohen 418. Glossy green patina. Minor porosity. Fields tooled. Sharpness of Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400

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

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Lot 3261 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3261 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Otacilia Severa. Silver Antoninianus (3.61 g), Augusta, AD 244-249. Rome, under Philip I and Philip II, AD 247. M OTACIL SEVERA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa right, resting on a crescent. Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae. RIC 126; RSC 17. Lustrous. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

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

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Lot 3277 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3277 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Diocletian. Silver Argenteus (2.85 g), AD 284-305. Heraclea, ca. AD 296. DIOCLETI-ANVS AVG, laureate head of Diocletian right. Reverse: VICTORIAE SARMATICAE, the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod before city enclosure with six turrets; HE. RIC 10a; Jelocnik -; RSC 491b. We note some porosity, toned. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

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

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Lot 3256 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3256 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Pupienus. Silver Antoninianus (4.28 g), AD 238. Rome. IMP CAES PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus right. Reverse: CARITAS MVTVA AVGG, clasped hands. RIC 10b; BMC 87-91; RSC 3. Extremely Fine.

After the death of the Gordiani, the Senate nominated two of their own, Balbinus and Pupienus, as joint emperors to oppose Maximinus I who was then quickly marching towards Italy at the head of his legions from the Balkans. Pupienus had risen through the ranks of the military before becoming a senator and was thus the natural choice to lead the defense in northern Italy, while Balbinus stayed behind in Rome to shore up support there. When Maximinus' troops arrived before Aquileia, lack of provisions caused them to mutiny. They murdered the emperor and his son and paraded their disembodied heads on lances which they carried to Rome.

Although Maximinus was now out of the way, the city of Rome remained in a state of turmoil. The joint emperors, being wealthy patricians, were not well liked by the inhabitants who forced the Senate to nominate as Caesar the grandson and nephew of the Gordiani, Gordian III. Despite this attempt at appeasement, however, the people were in open revolt. Fire had been set to the city, causing much devastation and making many homeless. To make matters worse, the co-emperors were mutually suspicious of one another. In the ensuing disorder, the Praetorian Guard broke into the palace and murdered both emperors, elevating the young Gordian III as the new emperor.
Estimated Value $700 - 800.

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

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Lot 3272 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3272 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Florian. Æ Antoninianus (2.70 g), AD 276. Cyzicus. IMP FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Florian right. Reverse: CONCO-RDIA MILITVM, Victory standing right, holding palm over shoulder and presenting wreath to emperor standing left, holding scepter; [P]. RIC 116; BN 1977-8. A few hard green deposits and light porosity. Brown patina. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

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

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Lot 3283 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Lot 3283 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #90

Galeria Valeria. Æ Follis (6.24 g), Augusta, AD 293(?)-311. Alexandria, AD 308-310. GAL VAL-ERIA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Galeria Valeria right. Reverse: VENERI V-ICTRICI, Venus standing facing, head left, holding apple and drapery; E/K-P//ALE. RIC 110. Brown patina. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.

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

roman imperial coinage