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Lot 3174 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3174 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Commodus. Silver Denarius (3.3 g), AD 177-192. Rome, AD 181. L AVREL COM-MODVS AVG, laureate head of Commodus right. Reverse TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; below seat, wheel. RIC 662; Szaivert 449-4/30; BMC 796; RSC 771. Well struck and well centered with lovely deep iridescent toning. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
Ex Goldberg 75 (22-25 September 2013), 2623; Lepczyk 61 (13-14 March 1985), 411.

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Lot 3195 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3195 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Caracalla. Silver Denarius (3.5 g), AD 198-217. Rome, AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head of Caracalla right. Reverse P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Fides standing facing, head left, holding standard in either hand. RIC 266; BMC 143-5; RSC 315. Well struck and perfectly centered. Lightly toned with hints of iridescense. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

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Lot 3219 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3219 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Diva Paulina. Silver Denarius (2.5 g), died ca. AD 235. Rome, under Maximinus I, AD 236. DIVA PAVLINA, veiled and draped bust of Paulina right. Reverse CONSECRATIO, peacock in full splendor standing facing, head left. RIC 1; BMC 135; RSC 1. Rare. A marvelous portrait of Paulina! Luster present, all delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine.

Paulina was the wife of the Thracian emperor, Maximinus I, and predeceased his elevation to the throne in AD 235. In 236 Maximinus elevated his young son, Maximus, to the rank of Caesar and had Paulina deified by the Roman Senate.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.

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Lot 3133 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3133 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Divus Vespasian. Silver Denarius (3.48 g), died AD 79. Rome, under Titus, AD 80/1. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse Foreparts of two capricorns opposed, supporting between them round shield inscribed S C on globe. RIC 357; BMC 129; RSC 497. Attractively toned. Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
Ex Roma V (23 March 2013), 714.

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Lot 3156 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3156 - 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 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head of Hadrian right. Reverse TELLVS above, STABIL in exergue, Tellus reclining left leaning on basket, resting hand on globe and holding vine branch. Cf. RIC 277 (no vine branch); Strack 274; BMC 748; RSC 1429. Rare. Boldly struck, well centered with complete legends and lustrous. Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
Ex Imagines Imperatorvm Sale (Aureo & Calicó, 8 February 2012), 95.

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Lot 3189 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3189 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Caracalla, with Geta, as Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.13 g), AD 198-209. Laodicea ad Mare, ca. AD 199. IMP CAE M AVR A-NT AVG P TR P II, laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right. Reverse P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bare-headed and draped bust of Geta right. RIC -; BMC -; RSC -; CNG 90, 1617 (same rev. die); MMAG XXV, 625 (same obv. die). Very Rare. Full legends, lightly toned Unrecorded in the standard references, and seemingly one of only three or four known specimens. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.

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Lot 3210 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3210 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Severus Alexander. Silver Denarius (3.0 g), AD 222-235. Rome, AD 227. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander right. Reverse P M TR P VI C-OS P P, Mars advancing right, carrying spear and holding trophy over far shoulder. RIC 61; BMC 409-13; RSC 305. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
Ex Goldberg 69 (29 May 2012), 3589.

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Lot 3149 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3149 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Trajan. Silver Denarius (3.4 g), AD 98-117. Rome, AD 107-110. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, laureate bust of Trajan right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; in background to left, forepart of ship. RIC 122; Woytek 271b; BMC 306; RSC 87. Boldly struck with needle sharp detail and lustrous surfaces. Nearly Mint State.
Estimated Value $600 - 700.

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Lot 3169 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3169 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Marcus Aurelius, with Commodus, as Caesar. Silver Denarius (3.25 g), AD 161-180. Rome, AD 175. M ANTONINVS AVG GERM TR P XXIX, laureate head of Marcus Aurelius right. Reverse COMMODVS CAES AVG FIL GERM, bare-headed and draped bust of Commodus right. RIC 336a; Szaivert 302-4/30; BMC 625, note; RSC 1c. Boldly struck, well centered and attractively toned. Of the highest rarity, very few specimens known. Extremely Fine.

The underlying feature of the Adoptive emperors, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and jointly Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, is that each had been adopted by his predecessor and cultivated to take over the reigns of power once the throne was vacant. This was an innovative and sound approach to the succession which provided Rome with excellent emperors and great stability throughout most of the second century AD. Marcus Aurelius, however, was a man thoroughly doting towards his family and broke with this tradition when he elevated his own son, Commodus, as Caesar in 166. As it turned out, once he had obtained sole rule Commodus proved thoroughly unsuited for the task, as he was mentally unbalanced and exceptionally cruel.

The dual-portrait dynasty denarii of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus as Caesar are exceptionally rare, having been struck for a very short time sometime between July 7, when Commodus received the toga virilis and then end of September, when Aurelius began using the title Sarmaticus on his coinage. Sear notes "perhaps only one or two of the last three [varieties of dynastic denarii of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus] exist," while RIC notes only one specimen of this particular variety with the bust of Commodus draped, Ratto (8 February 1928), 3098, of which this coin shares both its obverse and reverse dies (particular thanks goes to Dr. T. V. Buttrey, Honorary Keeper of Ancient Coins, Department of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, who has built a monumental collection of auction sale catalogues for the department, for comparing the dies of our coin to the Ratto specimen).
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
Ex Imagines Imperatorvm Sale (Aureo & Calicó, 8 February 2012), 119; NAC 18 (29 March 2000), 557.

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Lot 3184 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Lot 3184 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #80

Septimius Severus. Silver Denarius (3.45 g), AD 193-211. Rome, AD 210/1. SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head of Septimius Severus right. Reverse VICTORIA-E BRIT, Victory standing facing, head right, holding long palm and resting hand on small round shield attached to palm tree. RIC 336; BMC 57; RSC 730. Lightly toned and very scarce. Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Ex A. Lynn Collection.

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