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Lot 2026 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2026 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. AE Sestertius (27g) About VF. Struck as Caesar AD 138-161. Bare-headed and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius right. Reverse: Hilaritas standing facing, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC 1242b; BMC 1774, note; Cohen -. Rough green patina, light smoothing on obverse. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250

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

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Lot 2042 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Maximinus I (AD 235-238), Silver Denarius, 3.60g, 7h. EF. Mint of Rome, struck AD 236. Bust of the emperor facing right, laureate, draped and cuirassed. Rev. P M TR P II COS P P, emperor standing right, in military dress, between two standards, holding a spear and raising his right hand. RIC 3; C 55; RCV 8312. Residual silvering. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125

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

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Lot 2005 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2005 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Trajan. AE Sestertius (25.45 g), AD 98-117 Sharpness of EF. Rome, AD 116/7. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate and draped bust of Trajan right. Reverse: ARMENIA ET MESOPOTAM[IA IN PO]TESTATEM P R REDACTAE, S C across field, emperor, in military attire, standing right, holding reversed spear and parazonium; at feet to left, Mesopotamia seated right; at feet to right, the river-gods Tigris and Euphrates seated left. RIC 642; Woytek 590v. Rare Armenia-related reverse. Some tooling in the fields. Glossy dark reddish-brown patina. Sharpness of Extremely Fine.
The client kingdom of Armenia served as a strategic buffer state between Rome's wealthy eastern provinces and the vast kingdom of the Parthians to the east. Every couple of generations throughout Roman history, the Parthians either invaded Armenia or installed a client king of their own choosing on its throne, which always prompted a strong response from Rome. In AD 114 during the latter part of Trajan's reign, the Parthians installed their own client king in Armenia. This upset the balance of power that had existed since the conquests of the Roman general Corbulo during Nero's reign. With the region thus destabilized, Trajan intervened militarily, restoring the kingdom as a Roman client state the following year. He then continued on into Parthian territory, even capturing and sacking the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon in 116. The reverse of this coin commemorates these conquests, and shows the emperor in military pose standing amongst the defeated figures of Mesopotamia and the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Estimated Value $500-UP

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

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Lot 2021 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2021 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Diva Faustina Senior, wife of Antoninus Pius. Gold Aureus (7.08g), died AD 140/1. Struck at Rome under Antoninus Pius, after ca. AD 146. DIVA FAVSTINA, diademed and draped bust of Faustina I right. Reverse: Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding patera and rudder. RIC 349a; BMC 369; Calicó 1743. NGC Choice Extremely Fine; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5 Fine Style. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000

Ex Goldberg 80C, June3-4, 2014, lot 395.

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

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Lot 2037 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Caracalla (AD 198-217), Silver Denarius, 3.45g, 12h. Choice VF. Mint of Rome, struck AD 207. Caracalla facing right, laureate. Rev. PONTIF TR P X COS II, Securitas seated right on a throne of two cornucopiae, propping her head on her right hand and holding a sceptre, an altar at her feet. RIC 92; C 434; RCV 6863. Pleasantly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $80 - 90

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

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Lot 2000 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2000 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Trajan, AD 98-117. Silver Denarius (3.57g) Superb EF. Rome, AD 108. Laureate head of Trajan facing r. Reverse: Dacian, wearing peaked cap, seated l. on pile of arms, mourning; about him, two curved swords, two spears and oblong shield. RSC-120; RIC 98; BMC 390. Very scarce. Lightly toned with underlying luster present. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500

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

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Lot 2016 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2016 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Gold Aureus (7.39g). Minted at Rome AD 145-161 Super. Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right with drapery on left shoulder. Reverse: Roma seated left on throne, left hand on spear and holding Victory in outstreched right hand; shield set on throne. C-557 var. (no drapery); RIC 147; Calicó 1656 (these dies). Boldly struck on a nice full flan, well centered with underlying luster. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000

Ex Goldberg Sale 74 (June 4-5, 2013) lot 3616; Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection, Hispanic Society of America 22126; on loan to ANS after 1946 and sold by the Hispanic Society in 2012.

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

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Lot 2032 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2032 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Clodius Albinus, AD 195-197. Silver Denarius (2.07) issued as Caesar. Struck at Rome, AD 194. Bare head of Albinus facing r. Reverse: Minerva standing left holding olive-branch and resting on shield, spear propped against l. arm. RIC 7; Sear 6144. Very scarce. Lightly toned. NGC Choice XF; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $400 - 500

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

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Lot 2048 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2048 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Philip I. BI Tetradrachm (10.84 g), AD 244-249. Antioch in Syria, AD 248. AYTO K K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate and cuirassed bust of Philip I left, gorgoneion on cuirass. Reverse: ΔHMAP EΞOYCIAC YΠA TO Γ, eagle standing left, holding wreath in beak; below, ATIOXIA/S C in two lines. McAlee 926a; Prieur 353. Lustrous. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $600 - 700

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

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Lot 2011 - roman imperial coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 2011 - roman imperial coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Hadrian. Silver Denarius (3.47 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 124-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate bust of Hadrian right, slight drapery on far shoulder. Reverse: COS III, Concordia seated left, holding patera and resting elbow on small statuette of Spes. RIC 172; BMC 392; RSC 328. Lightly toned, NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $300 - 400

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

roman imperial coinage