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Lot 2018 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2018 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Gold Aureus (6.99g) VF. Struck at Rome, ca. AD 141-143. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius left. Reverse: Genius of the Roman People standing facing, head right, holding scepter and cornucopiae. RIC 70; Calicó -; BMC 209, note; Cohen 407. Matte surfaces, short scratch in reverse field. Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000

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

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Lot 2034 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2034 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Julia Domna, mother of Caracalla, AD 198-217. Silver Antoninianus (5.4g), minted. Diademed and draped bust right of Julia Domna, resting on a crescent. Reverse: Venus seated left, extending right hand and holding scepter. RIC Vol. IV, Part 1, p. 274, 388 (a) (as Scarce); C-211. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300

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

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Lot 2002 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2002 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Trajan. AE Sestertius (25.58 g), AD 98-117 VF. Rome, AD 113. IMP CAES NER(VAE) TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right. Reverse: PORTVM TRAIANI, S C in exergue, aerial view of Trajan's hexagonal harbour at Ostia, with entrance at bottom, buildings and colonnades surrounding the harbour, and three ships anchored within. RIC 632; Woytek 470v. Very Rare. Some smoothing and tooling. Reddish-brown patina. Struck on a nice broad flan. Very Fine.
Rome in the second century AD was inhabited by more than a million people, a population which no city surpassed until the industrial age a millennium and a half later. To accommodate the needs of such a huge population, the small port at Ostia located at the mouth of the Tiber River fourteen miles distant from the city was greatly expanded during the reigns of Claudius and Nero. Goods off-loaded at Ostia were either transferred to barges that then went up the Tiber or were carried overland on carts and pack animals to the capital city.

Due to its unfortunate geography, the harbor at Ostia was prone to silting and had to frequently be dredged. The emperor Trajan, wishing to expand the facilities and also to help obviate the problem of the silting, ordered the construction of a new, hexagonal harbor further inland behind the original Claudian port, which he finished in AD 113. It is this port, the Portum Traiani, that is the subject of the reverse of this elusive sestertius. The remains of part of the docks as well as the canal that linked Trajan’s port with the Tiber can still be seen today. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000

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

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Lot 2013 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2013 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Hadrian, AD 117-138. AE Sestertius (25.8g) Sharpness of VF. Rome, ca. AD 122-125. Laureate bust of Hadrian right, drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: Emperor, extending arm in salute, on horse rearing left. Cf. RIC 613a (emperor holding spear); Cf. BMC 1259-62. Rare. Uniform glossy chocolate brown patina. Heavily smoothed in the fields on both sides. Sharpness of Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

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Lot 2029 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2029 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-169. AE Sestertius (24.3g), minted. Draped bust right of Lucilla. Reverse: Venus standing left, holding apple. RIC p. 354 (Marcus Aurelius), 1767; BMC 1172; C-77. Lovely glossy dark green patina. Natural flan flaw on reverse edge. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600

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Lot 2045 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2045 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Gordian III, AD 238-244. Gold Aureus (5.12g). Struck at Rome, AD 241-3). Bust of Gordian III laureate, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: IOVIS STATOR. Jupiter standing facing, head right holding sceptre and thunderbolt. Calicó 3201; RIC 100. Well struck on a nice broad flan and lustrous. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

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

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Lot 2024 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2024 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Gold Aureus (7.29g). Struck at Rome, AD 166/7. M. ANTONINVS AVG. ARM. PARTH. MAX. Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate right, with drapery on both shulders. Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Calicó 2000; C-894; RIC 180. Boldly struck with complete legends on both sides and the portrait struck in high relief. Fully lustrous and a magnificent gold aureus. NGC Choice Mint State; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Fine Style. Estimated Value $17,500-UP

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

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Lot 2040 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2040 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Roman Empire. Elagabalus, 218-222 AD. AR Denarius (3.11g), 219 Choice VF. Mint of Rome, struck AD 218-219. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC 123; BMC 22; C 113; RCV 7526. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125

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

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Lot 2008 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2008 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Hadrian, AD 117-138. Gold Aureus (7.39g). Struck at Rome, AD 119-122. Bust of Hadrian, laureate and draped facing right. Reverse: Jupiter standing facing, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC-; C-; Calicó 1301c (this coin). Delicately toned with traces of underlying luster. NGC graded AU*; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5 Fine Style. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000

Ex Dimitriadis Collection (on holder); Ex Collection S (Basel) Auc. 18/III/1936, lot 1693.

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

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Lot 2019 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2019 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, AD 140, Silver Denarius (3.62). Struck at Rome. Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to r. Reverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius facing r. RIC 417a. S-4524. RSC 15. Well struck and well centered with full legends. NGC AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $500 - 600

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

roman imperial coinage