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Lot 3137 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3137 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

L. Plautius Plancus. Silver Denarius (3.8 g), 47 BC. Rome. [L PLAV]TIVS below, Mask of Medusa with disheveled hair facing. Reverse: PLANCVS below, Aurora flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting the four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1c; HCRI 29a; Sydenham 959b; Plautia 14. Old cabinet toning with attractive iridescence. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3132 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3132 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Q. Servilius Caepio Brutus. Silver Denarius (3.8 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. Nice toning. Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3127 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3127 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

C. Naevius Balbus. Silver Denarius (4.0 g), 79 BC. Rome. S C behind, diademed head of Venus right. Reverse: C N(AE) B(AL)B in exergue, Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right; above, CLXXVIII. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6. Nice old collection toning. Choice Very Fine.

The moneyer is unattested other than on this special coinage authorized by senatorial decree (ex senatus consulto), which should most probably be viewed as an issue to finance operations in the the Sertorian War in Spain. The triga depicted on the reverse is most interesting: at the time this coin was struck it was already an archaic convention, Homeric in origin, originally borrowed from the Greeks and used in Rome only during the ludi Romani, the games celebrating the Roman victory at Lake Regillus. It appears only one other time during the Republican period, on coins struck 111-110 BC under the moneyers Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3122 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3122 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Appius Claudius Pulcher, T. Manlius Mancius, and Q. Urbinius. Silver Denarius (4.0 g), 111-110 BC. Rome. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, triangular object. Reverse: AP CL T (MAL) Q (V[R]) in exergue, Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right. Cf. Crawford 299/1a (quadrangular object); Sydenham 570; cf. Claudia 2 (same). Pleasing old cabinet toning. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Included with old envelope.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc)
Lot 3133 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3133 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Q. Caepio Brutus. Silver Denarius (3.9 g), 54 BC. Rome. LIBERTAS behind, head of Libertas right, jewels in hair above forehead. Reverse: BRVTVS in exergue, the consul L. Junius Brutus walking left between two lictors, each carrying ax over shoulder, and preceded by an accensus. Crawford 433/1; Sydenham 906; Junia 31. Two scratches in the right obverse field. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $350 - 400.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3128 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3128 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

C. Naevius Balbus. Silver Denarius (3.6 g), 79 BC. Rome. S C behind, diademed head of Venus right. Reverse: C N(AE) B(AL)B in exergue, Victory, holding reins, driving galloping triga right; above, CCXIII. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6. Toned with blue iridescence. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Included with old envelope.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3123 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3123 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Cn. Lentulus Clodianus. Silver Denarius (4.0 g), 88 BC. Rome. Helmeted bust of Mars right, seen from behind. Reverse: CN LENTVL in exergue, Victory, holding wreath and reins, driving galloping biga right. Crawford 345/1; Sydenham 702; Cornelia 50. Old cabinet toning with iridescence. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3134 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3134 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

C. Servilius C.f. Silver Denarius (3.8 g), 53 BC. Rome. FLORAL PRI(MV)S before, head of Flora right, wearing wreath of flowers; behind, lituus. Reverse: C SER(VE)IL in exergue, C F to right, two soldiers standing face-to-face, each holding a shield and upright sword. Crawford 423/1; Sydenham 890; Servilia 15. Old cabinet toning. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
Included with old envelope.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 3129 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

Lot 3129 - roman republican coinage roman republic (ancient - pre-41 bc) - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

L. Furius Cn.f. Brocchus. Silver Denarius (3.7 g), 63 BC. Rome. BROCCHI below, III VIR across field above, draped bust of Ceres right, wreathed with grain ears, lock of hair falling down neck; in fields, grain ear to left, barley corn to right. Reverse: L FVRI/CN F in two lines above, curule chair between two fasces. Crawford 414/1; Sydenham 902a; Furia 23a. Delicately toned. Extremely Fine.

The obverse possibly relates to a family history where an ancestor served as aedile of the grain supply, the cura annonae, or it may just reflect the moneyer's populist political philosophy. At the time this coin was struck, Catiline's conspiracy was secretly developing, only to be exposed and crushed the following year during Cicero's consulship. Although grain shortage was not one of the social causes of the Catiline conspiracy as outlined by Cicero - remember that Pompey had cleared the Mediterranean of the pirate menace in the early 60s BC and thus the grain supply had been secured - after the revelation of the plot, Cato proposed a grain measure extending the dole to include Rome's poor. Obviously, then, even though supply was plentiful, it was a source of discontent for the many urban plebs who were not benefitting from free distribution, and perhaps it was this mood that Brocchus was attempting to exploit by his choice of types on this coin.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

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Lot 2548 - roman republican coinage  -  Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

Lot 2548 - roman republican coinage - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

Israel. 10 New Sheqalim, 1986. KM-166. Weight 0.5000 ounce. For the 38th Anniversary of Independence. Stylized design. Choice Brilliant Proof.
Estimated Value $525 - 575.

Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. Pre-Long Beach Auction #78

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