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Lot 1950 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1950 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

C. Vibius Varus. Silver Denarius (3.73g), 42 BC Superb EF. Laureate head of Liber right wearing ive-wreath. Reverse: VARVS Panther left springing up towards garlanded altar on which rests mask and against which rests thyrsus; in exergue, C VIBIVS. Syd. 1138; Sear Imperators 192; Crawford 494/36. Well centered on a full size flan and beautifully toned with natural antique iridescent tones. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300

Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline.

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

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Lot 1948 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1948 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Q. Servilius Caepio Brutus. Silver Denarius (4.14 g), 54 BC. Rome. BRVTVS, bare head of L. Junius Brutus right. Reverse: AHALA, bare head of Caius Servilius Ahala right. Crawford 433/2; Sydenham 907; Junia 30. NGC grade AU; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimated Value $700 - 800

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

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Lot 1943 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1943 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

C. Poblicius Q.f. Silver Denarius (3.65 g), 80 BC Mint State. Rome. ROMA behind, draped bust of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet ornamented with plumes on sides; above, O. Reverse C POBLICI Q F, Hercules standing left, strangling the Nemean lion; between his feet, club; in left field, bow and quiver; above, O. Crawford 380/1; Sydenham 768; Poblicia 9. Boldly struck, well centered and lustrous, all delicately toned. Mint State.
Although the moneyer is unattested except for his coins, his family is well known for having built the small Aventine road, the Clivus Poblicius, as well as the temple of Flora, whose games they instituted in 241 BC. The types chosen by the moneyer for his coins should probably be viewed in light of Sulla's victories, but possibly there is a family connection as well. The reverse type showing Hercules strangling the Nemean lion may allude to the moneyer's family origins at Cora, where there was a famous temple to Hercules, and from Cora even further back to Argos and the valley of Nemea where Hercules killed the lion. The Phrygian helmet worn by Roma seems to be a simple artistic feature, with no further significance other than perhaps reflecting an awareness of Trojan origins. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000

Ex Künker 174 (9 September 2010), 534; Ex Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3031.

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

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Lot 1938 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1938 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Anonymous. Æ Partial Disk-shaped Aes Formatum (229.63 g), 4th century BC. Mounded obverse, flat reverse. ICC pp. 26-8, pl. 84; Haeberlin p. 4, pl. 2, 7. Heavy concretions and deposits over green patina. Otherwise virtually as made.
While native sources for precious metals were scarce in Italy, mining of bronze stretched back into prehistoric times. Small bronze lumps, called aes rude, are regularly found in ceremonial settings thought to be votive deposits offered to various divinities, and are also found in hoards that suggest a use in exchange. Even before Rome developed a uniform coinage system in the early third century B.C. it had already codified the rates of exchange for oxen and sheep in bronze. As bronze was traded by weight during this period, bronze hoards often contain everyday objects such as axes, adzes, weights, various animal shapes, and large cake-shaped disks, frequently broken into smaller chunks as is the case here. Haeberlin called these items aes formatum, and they served and perhaps inspired later aes grave issues. Estimated Value $300 - 400

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

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Lot 1949 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1949 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

L. Plautius Plancus. Silver Denarius (4.09 g), 47 BC. Rome. L PLAVTIVS below, Mask of Medusa with disheveled hair facing, serpents at sides of face. Reverse: [PLANCVS] below, Aurora flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting the four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1a; HCRI 29; Sydenham 959; Plautia 15. Area of weakness on the obverse from 1 to 6 o'clock. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $600 - 800

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

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Lot 1944 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1944 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

P. Sulpicius Galba. Silver Denarius (3.86 g), 69 BC EF. Rome. S C behind, veiled head of Vesta right. Reverse: AE CVR across field, P GALB in exergue, knife, simpulum, and ornamented axe. Crawford 406/1; Sydenham 838; Sulpicia 6. Beautifully toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 900

Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline.

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

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Lot 1939 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1939 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Carthaginian Occupation. Electrum 3/8 Shekel (2.42 g), ca 216-211 BC Choi. Struck at Bruttium. Janiform female head wreathed with corn. Reverse: Zeus holding thunderbolt and scepter, standing in quadriga right, driven by Nike, who stands beside him, holding reins. SNG ANS 146; Historia Numorum Italy 2010; Jenkins-Lewis 487; Robinson, Second p. V, 3 (Capua). Well struck for this very rare issue. Choice Very Fine.
This rare issue was previously attributed to Capua in Campania, but has now been conclusively reattributed to the Carthaginians in Bruttium. These coins were struck in Carthage and transported to South Italy for Hannibal's use. (see G.K. Jenkins, Studi per Laura Breglia, Parte I, General-Numismaticaa Greca. Bollettino di Numismatica, Supplemento al No. 4, Rome, 1987, pp. 223-4. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000

Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline.

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

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Lot 1945 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1945 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo. Silver Denarius (4.84 g), 62. Rome. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS behind and above, CONCORD before, diademed and veiled head of Concordia right. Reverse PVTEAL SCRIBON above, LIBO in exergue, garlanded well-head decorated with two lyres and hammer. Crawford 417/1a; Sydenham 927; Aemilia 11. Boldly struck, lustrous and lightly toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 800

Ex Tkalec (27 October 2011), 152; Ex Exceptional Roman Denarii Coll. #3047.

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

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Lot 1940 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1940 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

L. Saufeius. Silver Denarius (3.24 g), 152 BC Superb EF. Rome. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X. Reverse: L SAVF below, ROMA in exergue, Victory driving galloping biga right. Crawford 204/1; Sydenham 384; Saufeia 1. Lovely iridescent toning. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600

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

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Lot 1946 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Lot 1946 - roman republic coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

L. Roscius Fabatus. Silver Denarius (3.88 g), 59 BC Superb EF. Rome. L ROSCI below, head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat's skin headdress; behind, uncertain symbol. Reverse: FABATI in exergue, female standing right, feeding serpent erect before her; in left field, uncertain symbol. Crawford 412/1 (symbols 13); Sydenham 915; Roscia 3. Iridescent tone. A marvelous example with needle sharp details. Superb Extremely Fine.
The types of Juno Sospita and the female feeding the serpent refer to the moneyer's Lanuvine origin. Cicero (de Nat. Deor. 1.29) describes the peculiar garb and attributes of Juno Sospita, while both Propertius (8.4.3) and Aelian (NA 11.16) discuss the role of the serpent in the oracle located in the sacred grove attached to Juno Sospita's temple at Lanuvim. In the religious rites, a virgin fed the reptile fruits and cakes, which caused the oracle to speak. Failure of the oracle to pronounce was, of course, proof of a tainted chastity. Estimated Value $800 - 900

Tom Peterson collection; Private purchase from Tom Cederline.

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

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