Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 125

The New York Int'l Sale

Roman Imperial Coinage

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 186		Augustus. Silver Cistophorus (11.95 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Mint of Ephesus, ca. 28 BC. IMP • CAESAR • DIVI • F • COS • VI • LIBERTATIS • P • R • VINDEX • , laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: PAX, Pax, draped, standing left, holding caduceus with her right hand; behind her, in right field, a snake emerging from cista mystica; all within laurel wreath. RIC 476; RPC 2203; BN 908; BMC 691-3; RSC 218. Excellent well struck portrait! Toned. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), 628. View details	Realized $2,400
Lot 187		Augustus. Silver Cistophorus (11.87 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Pergamum, 19/8 BC. IMP X TR PO V, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: COM ASIAE, hexastyle temple. RIC 506; RPC 2219; BN 986-8; BMC 705-6; RSC 86. Light mottled toning. A marvelous and stunning portrait of Augustus. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Roma XVII (28 March 2019), 634. View details	Realized $2,460
Lot 188		Augustus. Silver Cistophorus (11.65 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Ephesus, 25/4 BC. IMP • CAE-SAR, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopiae on back; all within laurel wreath. RIC 477; RPC I 2213; BN 916-7; BMC 696; RSC 16. Uniform violet patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E412 (17 January 2018), 462. View details	Realized $1,080
Lot 189		Augustus. Silver Tetradrachm (15.11 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Antioch in Syria, year 29 of the Actian Era and Cos. XIII (2 BC). KAIΣAPOΣ ΣE-BAΣTOV, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: ETOVΣ ΘK NIKHΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming right; in right field, monogram and IΓ above monogram. McAlee 184; Prieur 54; RPC 4155. Toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from CNG in Septermber 2007. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 190		Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.85 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Lugdunum, ca. 15-13 BC. DIVI F AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: IMP X, bull butting left. RIC 169; BMC 548; RSC 141. Lustrous. NGC grade MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP View details	Realized $3,840
Lot 191		Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.86 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Emerita (?), ca. 17/6 BC. Bare head of Augustus left. Reverse: AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves, cornucopiae above its back. RIC 130; BN 1354-7; BMC 307-8; RSC 22. Excellent artistic portrait. Extremely Fine / Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Although there is a problem of chronology that has not been clearly sorted, Augustus advertised his birth sign as Capricorn. The capricorn was a half terrestrial, half marine being, and played a prominent role in Augustan propaganda, seen on several coin types as well as in other media. Here the capricorn with globe seems to signify Augustus' power over land and sea. The rudder and cornucopiae are terrestrial attributes of the goddess Bona Fortuna, reminding us of Augustus' role in bringing peace and good fortune to the Empire after the devastating civil wars of the 40s and 30s BC.For an enlightening discussion of Augustus' horoscope and it's use in imperial propaganda, see T. Barton, "Augustus and Capricorn: Astrological Polyvalency and Imperial Rhetoric," JRS 85, 1995, pp. 31-51. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Goldberg 98 (6 June 2017), 2221. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 192		Divus Augustus. Æ Dupondius (16.37 g.), died AD 14. Rome, under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. DIVVS AVGVSTVS around, S C across field, radiate head of Augustus left. Reverse: CONSENSV SENAT ET EQ ORDIN P Q R, Caligula seated left on curule chair, holding a laurel branch and globe. RIC 56; BN 137; BMC 90. Attractive glossy reddish-brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Coin Galleries (12 February 1992), lot 399. View details	Realized $504
Lot 193		Divus Augustus. Æ As (9.08 g), died AD 14. Rome, restitution issue under Titus, AD 80/1. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head of Augustus left. Reverse: IMP T CAES AVG RESTITVIT, eagle standing left, head right, on globe, wings displayed. RIC 462; Komnick type 33.0. A marvelous coin with a fantastic portrait of Augustus! Dark green and reddish-brown patina. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 76 (12 September 2007), 1346. View details	Realized $3,120
Lot 194		Augustus. Æ Dupondius (12.62 g), 27 BC-AD 14. Uncertain mint in Asia Minor, ca. 25 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: Large C • A within dotted circle; all within wreath of alternating laurel leaves and prows of ships. RIC 502 (Pergamum); RPC 2234. Dark brown patina with a flan flaw on the obverse. The reverse is stunning! About Extremely Fine / Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Freeman & Sear 9 (16 July 2003), 230. View details	Realized $504
Lot 195		Divus Augustus. Silver Cistophorus (10.80 g), Restitution issue under Hadrian. Unidentified 'mint C' in Asia Minor, restitution issue under Hadrian ca. AD 128. IMP CAESAR AVGVSTVS, Bare head of Augustus right. Reverse: HADRIANVS AVG P P REN, Hadrian standing slightly left, holding grain ears. RIC 532; Metcalf type 92, 350; RSC 1; RPC 1441. Very Rare. Excellent delicate portrait of Augustus. Lightly toned. Very Fine / Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E394 (29 March 2017), 476. View details	Realized $900
Lot 196		Livia. Æ Dupondius (14.95 g), Augusta, AD 14-29. Rome, under Tiberius, AD 22/3. SALVS AVGVSTA below, draped bust of Julia Augusta (Livia), as Salus, right. Reverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around large S C. RIC 47; BN 63-7; BMC 81-4. Glossy dark greenish-brown and red patina. Some obverse smoothing noted. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex New York Sale XVII (9 January 2008), 171. View details	Realized $1,740
Lot 197		Livia. Æ Dupondius (12.61 g), Augusta, AD 14-29. Rome, restitution issue under Titus, AD 80/1. PIETAS, Diademed and veiled head of Livia (as Pietas) right. Reverse: IMP T CAES VESP F AVG REST around large S C. RIC 426; BN 305; BMC 291. Uniform glossy chocolate-brown patina. Choice Very Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Deland Coins in March 1991. View details	Realized $690
Lot 198		Divus Augustus, with Julia Augusta (Livia). Æ Sestertius (23.61 g), died AD 14. Romula in Hispania. COL ROM [PERM DIV AVG], radiate head of Divus Augustus right; above, six-rayed star above; before, thunderbolt. Reverse: [IVLIA AV]GVSTA GENETRIX OR[BIS], Head of Livia left, set on globe; crescent above. ACIP 3360; RPC 73. Rare. Reddish-brown patina, with both portraits very distinctive. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Munzen & Medaillen 7/20 lot 147. View details	Realized $2,520
Lot 199		Agrippa. AE As (10.47 g). Minted at Rome, AD 37-41. M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa I., wearing rostral crown. Reverse: S - C, either side of Neptune stg. l. holding dolphin and trident. RIC (Gaius) 58; S-1812. Glossy reddish-brown patina. Boldly struck. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Peter Corcoran Coll. Purchased from Spink's (PNG Bourse Baltimore 8/19/85). View details	Realized $480
Lot 200		Tiberius. Silver Denarius (3.77 g), AD 14-37. 'Tribute Penny' type. Lugdunum, AD 36/7. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right on throne with ornate legs, resting feet on footstool, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC 30; Lyon 152; BN 33-4; BMC 48-60; RSC 16a. Nicely toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Naville 20 (7 February 2016), 495. View details	Realized $1,440
Lot 201		Tiberius. Æ Sestertius (26.44 g), AD 14-37. Rome, AD 22/3. CIVITATIBVS ASIAE RESTITVTIS, Tiberius seated left on curule chair, feet on stool, holding patera and scepter. Reverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around large S C. Reddish-brown patina. We note some corrosion on the reverse. About Extremely Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex NAC M (20 March 2002), 2594. View details	Realized $1,740
Lot 202		Tiberius. Æ Dupondius (13.69 g), AD 14-37. Rome, ca. AD 16-22. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AV]GVST IMP VIII, laureate head of Tiberius left. Reverse: MODERATIONI above, S C across field, small, bare-headed bust of Tiberius facing in center of round medallion with ornate borders all within a laurel wreath. RIC 39; BMC 90. Very scarce. Tan patina. Smoothing noted in the obverse field. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Patrick E. Cosgrove Collection (Empire 14, 1 February 1993), 17. View details	Realized $1,260
Lot 203		Drusus, with Tiberius and Germanicus Gemellus. Æ Sestertius (25.87 g), Caesar, AD 19-23. Rome, under Tiberius, AD 22/3. Crossed cornuacopiae, each surmounted by bare-headed bust of a boy facing one another; between, winged caduceus. Reverse: DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II around large S C. RIC 42; BN 72; BMC 95. Reddish-brown patina. Well-struck on a nice full flan. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP This issue commemorates the birth of the twin sons of Drusus Caesar and Livia Drusilla. Although Tiberius Gemellus was considered as a potential heir to Tiberius, he was murdered by his cousin Caligula. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex New York Sale XL (11 January 2017), 1202. View details	Realized $3,240
Lot 204		Nero Claudius Drusus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g), died 9 BC. Lugdunum, under Claudius, AD 41/2. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, laureate head of Nero Claudius Drusus left. Reverse: DE / GERM above and on architrave, triumphal arch surmounted by equestrian statue between two trophies. RIC 70; BN 3; BMC 97; RSC 2. NGC grade XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5 Our grade: lightly toned with rough surfaces. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex New York Sale XLVIII (14 January 2020), 188. View details	Realized $2,220
Lot 205		Nero Claudius Drusus. Æ Sestertius (25.99 g), died 9 BC. Rome, under Claudius, AD 41/2. NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, Bare head of Nero Claudius Drusus left. Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP around, S C in exergue, Claudius seated left on curule chair, holding branch; weapons and armor around. RIC 93; BN 125; BMCRE 157. Uniform glossy brown patina. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Berk 69 (22 January 1992), 261. View details	Realized $480
Lot 206		Antonia Minor. Silver Denarius (3.68 g), Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Rome, under Claudius, ca. AD 41-45. ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Antonia right, hair tied in short queue at back of neck, wreathed with grain ears. Reverse: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Antonia, as Constantia, standing facing, holding long torch and cornucopiae. RIC 66; BMC 111; RSC 2. Struck on a slightly porous planchet. Cleaned long ago and now with a light violet tone. Submitted to NGC for grading but rejected with the comment "No Decision." We feel the coin is absolutely genuine. Some minor porosity and cleaned long ago. Our grade is Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Antonia was the younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. In either 18 or 16 BC, she married Nero Claudius Drusus, to whom she bore three children: Germanicus, Livilla and Claudius. Although initially honored with the title of Augusta by her grandson, Caligula, she eventually fell out of favor with him, committing suicide in AD 37 possibly as a result. Her son Claudius reconfirmed the title on her posthumously in AD 41. RIC notes that the reverse of this type emphasizes Antonia "as the model for Claudius' Constantia and also as the priestess of Divus Augustus, from whom imperial auctoritas ultimately flowed." Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Naville E41 (24 June 2018), 517; NAC 106 (9 May 2018), 1367. View details	Realized $1,200
Lot 207		Antonia Minor. Æ Dupondius (17.35 g), Augusta, AD 37 and 41. Rome, under Claudius, AD 41/2. ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Antonia right, hair in long plait down back of neck. Reverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Claudius, veiled and togate, standing facing, head left, holding simpulum. RIC 92. Glossy uniform chocolate brown patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex MMAG 76 (19 September 1991), 852. View details	Realized $900
Lot 208		Germanicus. Æ As (11.11 g), died AD 19. Rome, under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVGVST F DIVI AVG N, bare head of Germanicus left. Reverse: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S C. RIC 35; BN 73-6; BMC 49-51. Green patina. Some smoothing noted. A beautiful example! Extremely Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E133 (15 February 2006), 224. View details	Realized $630
Lot 209		Germanicus. Æ Dupondius (15.68 g), Died AD 19. Rome, under Gaius Caligula, AD 37-41. GERMANICVS / CAESAR in two lines above, Germanicus, holding eagle-tipped scepter and reins, driving triumphal quadriga right. Reverse: SIGNIS RECEP / DEVICTIS GERM / S C in three lines across field, Germanicus standing left, extending arm and holding aquila. RIC 57; BN 140-51; BMC 93-100. Glossy dark reddish-brown patina with some lighter highlights. Light smoothing noted. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Lanz 46 (28 November 1988), 462. View details	Realized $600
Lot 210		Agrippina I. Æ Sestertius (26.30 g), Died AD 33. Rome, under Caligula, AD 37-41. AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIS AVGVSTI, draped bust of Agrippina I right, hair at back of neck tied in long queue. Reverse: MEMORIAE / AGRIPPINAE in two lines above, carpentum drawn left by two mules, the cover supported by standing figures at the corners, and with ornamented side. RIC 55; BMC 81-7; Cohen 1. Glossy uniform reddish-brown patina. Smoothing in the fields. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Gorny & Mosch 130 (8 March 2004), 2017. View details	Realized $1,200
Lot 211		Gaius Caligula, with Divus Augustus. Silver Drachm (2.70 g), AD 37-41. Uncertain mint in Crete, possibly Gortyna. Γ • KAIΣAP ΣEB • ΓERM • APX • MEΓ • ΔHM EKOY • YΠA, bare-headed bust of Caligula right, slight drapery, with scepter over shoulder. Reverse: Radiate head of Divus Augustus left; around, seven stars. Svoronos 4; RPC 965. A needle-sharp strike. The fields are a bit rough and have been cleaned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,250 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 111 (29 May 2019), 496. View details	Realized $2,520
Lot 212		Gaius Caligula. Æ Sestertius (25.08 g), AD 37-41. Rome, AD 37/8. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS P M TR POT around, PIETAS in exergue, Pietes, veiled and draped, seated left, holding patera in outstretched hand and resting arm on small facing figure, draped, on basis. Reverse: DIVO AVG / S C in two lines across field, emperor standing left, holding patera over garlanded altar; standing on either side, a victimarius holding a bull for sacrifice and an attendant holding a patera; garlanded hexastyle temple of Divus Augustus in background. RIC 36; BN 51; BMC 41-3. Reddish-brown patina. Rough surfaces. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Peus 401 (3 November 2010), 468. View details	Realized $1,920
Lot 213		Gaius Caligula. Æ Sestertius (25.17 g), AD 37-41. Rome, AD 37/8. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head of Gaius Caligula left. Reverse: S P Q R / P P / OB CIVES / SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC 37; BN 50; BMC 38. Uniform glossy reddish-brown patina. Smoothing in the obverse field. Very Fine. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Arnold Saslow, July 1993. Ex Patrick E. Cosgrove Collection (Empire February 1993), purchased from Spink in 1982. View details	Realized $930
Lot 214		Gaius Caligula, with Divus Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.49 g), AD 37-41. Lugdunum, AD 37. C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P[OT COS], bare head of Gaius right. Reverse: Radiate head of Augustus right, between two stars. RIC 2; Giard 157; BMC 4; RSC 11. Rare. Lightlly toned. We note an old scrape on the reverse. NGC graded Fine, Strike: 3/5, Surface: 3/5. Estimated Value $750 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Purchased privately from Lucien Birkler in May, 2014. View details	Realized $2,400
Lot 215		Claudius. Silver Cistophorus (11.02 g), AD 41-54. Ephesus, AD 41/2. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head of Claudius left. Reverse: COM ASI, distyle temple of Roma and Augustus, enclosing standing facing figures of Claudius, holding scepter, being crowned by Fortuna, holding cornucopiae; ROM ET AVG on entablature. RIC 120 (Pergamum); RPC 2221; BN 304-6; BMC 228; RSC 3. Lightly toned and with a fine realistic portrait. Very Fine. Estimated Value $600 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Bruce R. Brace Collection (CNG 90, 23 May 2012), 1464. View details	Realized $2,400
Lot 216		Claudius. Silver Denarius (3.64 g), AD 41-54. Rome, AD 41/2. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: EX S C / OB CIVES / SERVATOS in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 16; BMC 18; RSC 35. Light medium greyish toning. Excellent portrait. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Sierra Collection (CNG 88, 14 September 2011), 1225; Goldberg (2 October 2000), 83. View details	Realized $2,640
Lot 217		Claudius. Æ Sestertius (27.50 g), AD 41-54. Rome, ca. AD 41/2. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: SPES AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC 99; BN 165-72; BMC 124-8. Dark greenish-brown patina. Some smoothing on the reverse noted. Choice Very Fine / About Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Artemide LV (April 2021), 421. View details	Unsold
Lot 218		Claudius. AD 41-13. AE As (12.53 g). Mint of Rome, AD 41-2. IMPTICLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PMTRP, bare head of Claudius facing l. Reverse: S C, Minerva advancing r. brandishing spear and holding shield. RIC 100; BMCRE 149; S-1861. Uniform glossy brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection. Purchased from Spink's Numismatic Circular June, 1987 #3683. View details	Realized $552
Lot 219		Claudius, with Agrippina II. Silver Cistophorus (10.89 g), AD 41-54. Ephesus. TI CLAVD CAES AVG AGRIPP AVGVSTA, jugate busts of Claudius and Agrippina left, Claudius laureate and Agrippina laureate and draped. Reverse: DIANA EPHESIA, cult statue of Diana Ephesia facing. RIC 119; RPC 2224; BN 302; BMC 231; RSC 1. A rare and very choice example. Boldly struck and lightly toned. Nearly Extremely Fine / Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Superior (8 December 1993), lot 1848. View details	Realized $4,080
Lot 220		Claudius, with Agrippina II. Silver Denarius (3.49 g), AD 41-54. Rome, AD 50/1. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius right. Reverse: AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE, wreathed and draped bust of Agrippina right, hair tied in long plait at back of neck. RIC 81; BN 82 (Lugdunum); BMC 75; RSC 4. Both portraits nice and strong. Old signs of cleaning in the fields. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP View details	Realized $2,400
Lot 221		Nero. Silver Cistophorus (11.25 g), as Caesar, AD 50-54. Ephesus, under Claudius, ca. AD 50/1. NERONI CLAVD CAES DRVSO GERM, Bare-headed and draped bust of Nero left. Reverse: COS DES / PRINC / IVVENT in three lines on round shield; all within laurel wreath. RIC 121 corr. (rev. legend; Claudius); BN 307 (Pergamum); BMC 236; RPC 2225; RSC 82. Rare. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 57 (4 April 2001), 1088. View details	Realized $1,860
Lot 222		Nero, with Agrippina II. Silver Denarius (3.28 g), AD 54-68. Rome, AD 55. NERO CLAVD DIVI F CAES AVG GERM IMP TR P COS, jugate busts of Nero and Agrippina II right, Nero with a small fold of drapery behind neck, Agrippina draped. Reverse: AGRIPP AVG DIVI CLAVD NERONIS CAES MATER, the diefied emperors Augustus and Claudius seated on a cart drawn by four elephants left; in upper left field, EX S C. RIC 7; BMC 8; RSC 4. Rare. Both portraits bold and outstanding! Lightly toned. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP For the first few years of Nero's reign while he was still a minor, his mother Agrippina enjoyed unparalleled supremacy, firmly dominating the young emperor. Her portrait and title ostentatiously adorn the early coin issues from the reign, some with her bust alone and others, such as on this handsome denarius, showing jugate busts of her son and herself. As Nero became older he strongly resented Agrippina's dominance over him and meddling, and by AD 59 things had deteriorated to such a state of affairs that he had her murdered. In hindsight this is perhaps not entirely surprising; even by ancient standards the actions of the imperial family at this time were considered vile. Suetonius even records that on the day of Nero's birth, "Many people at once made many direful predictions from his horoscope, and a remark of his father Domitius was also regarded as an omen; for while receiving the congratulations of his friends, he said that 'nothing that was not abominable and a public bane could be born of Agrippina and himself.'" (Seut. Nero vi). Purchased privately from Italo Vecchi in June, 1997. View details	Realized $5,280
Lot 223		Nero. Silver Denarius (3.40 g), AD 54-68. Rome, AD 60/1. NERO CAESAR AVG IMP, bare head of Nero right. Reverse: [PONT]IF MAX TR P VII COS IIII P [P], wreath containing EX S C. RIC 22; BN 30; BMC 24; RSC 216. Excellent portrait. Some flatness not affecting the well-defined portrait. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Berk 198 (7 July 2016), 202; Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), 577. View details	Realized $930
Lot 224		Nero, with Divus Claudius. Silver Drachm (3.61 g), AD 54-68. Caesarea in Cappadocia. AD 63-65. NERO CLA[VD DIVI CLAVD F C]AESAR AVG GERMA, laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: [DIVOS CLAVD AVG]VST GERMANIC PATER AVG, laureate head of Claudius right. RPC 3648; RIC 622; Sydenham 72. Light violet tone. Struck off-center but with both portraits on the flan. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E345 (25 February 2015), 422; Ex CNG 90 (23 May 2012), 1089. View details	Realized $690
Lot 225		Nero. Silver Denarius (3.31 g), AD 54-68. Rome, ca. AD 64/5. [NERO] CAESAR AVGVST[VS], laureate head of Nero right. Reverse: IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC 53; WCN 57; BN 220-1; BMC 74-6; RSC 119. Lightly toned. Extremely Fine / Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG E147 (6 September 2006), 202. View details	Realized $2,220
Lot 226		Nero. Æ Sestertius (25.61 g), AD 54-68. Lugdunum, ca. AD 65. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Nero left; globe at point of neck truncation. Reverse: DECVRSIO in exergue, S C across field, emperor on horseback riding right, holding spear; behind him, soldier on horseback right, holding vexillum. RIC 437; WCN 425; Lyon 116; BMC -. Lovely hard dark glossy green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), 578. View details	Realized $3,000
Lot 227		Nero. Æ Sestertius (26.88 g), AD 54-68. Rome, ca. AD 66. [IMP NER]O CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P P P, laureate head of Nero left, globe at point of neck. Reverse: PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, S C across field, view of one side of the temple of Janus with latticed windows to left and garland hung across closed double doors to right. RIC 324; WCN 165; BMC 163. Glossy dark olive-green patina. Smoothing in the fields. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - UP The reverse legend proclaims that Nero "closed the doors of [the Temple of] Janus with the peace of the Roman people throughout the land and sea" while the reverse type illustrates the temple with its doors closed. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings whose dual aspect was usually indicated by his depiction with two faces. The doors to his temple were traditionally opened to signify declarations of war and closed to indicate the end of hostilities. However, the vastness of the Roman empire and the numbers of enemies on its borders made it a very rare occasion when the doors of the Temple of Janus were closed. Nero's closure of the doors is usually associated with the successful campaigns of his general Cn. Domitius Corbulo in the East and the reassertion of Roman influence in Armenia on the border with the Parthian Empire. It is deeply ironic that in the year after Nero celebrated the closure of the doors of Janus the great and bloody Jewish Revolt broke out, showing that peace was indeed a rare commodity in the Roman Empire. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Sincona 50 (23 October 2018), 1008; Yves Gunzenreiner Collection (Leu Numismatik AG 1 (25 October 2017), 178. View details	Realized $1,320
Lot 228		Nero. Æ Dupondius (12.32 g.), AD 54-68. Lugdunum, AD 66-68. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P, laureate head of Nero right, globe at point of bust truncation. Reverse: VICTORIA AV-GV-STI, S C across field, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. RIC 522; BN 144; BMC 353. Reddish-brown patina with lighter highlights. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Spink's Numismatic Circular (February 1997), 44. View details	Realized $1,980
Lot 229		Octavia, wife of Nero., AE 27 mm (9.56 g), Augusta AD 54-62. Perinthus in Thrace. OKTAOYIA ΣEBAΣTH, diademed and draped bust of Octavia right. Reverse: HPA ΠE-PINΘIΩN, cult statue of Hera of Samos to left, holding filleted patera. Schönert-Geiss 255; RPC I 1755; Varbanov 23. Glossy reddish-brown patina with greenish highlights. Smoothing in the fields. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex Helios 5 (25 June 2010), 227. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 230		Nero and Poppaea, 2nd wife of Nero, ca. AD 62-5, AE 28 (13.51g). Mint of Galatia. NEPΩNOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head of Nero r. Reverse: ΠOΠΠAIAΣ ΣEBAΣTHΣ, draped bust of Poppaea, r. RPC 3562; SGI 662; SNG von Aulock 6417.8. Rare. Reddish-brown patina. Both portraits nice and clear. About Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection; From Empire Auction (6/88) 9, lot 224. View details	Realized $480
Lot 231		Nero, with Poppaea, 2nd wife of Nero, AE 23 mm (8.49 g) AD 54-68. Smyrna in Ionia. Sribonios Klaros, strategos, and Hermogenes, magistrate. NEPONA CEBACTON ΠOΠΠAIAN CEBACT-HN, laureate head of Nero right, facing draped bust of Poppaea left. Reverse: EΠI EPMOΓENOYC CTPA CKPIBΩNIOC KΛAPOC, Zeus seated left, holding transverse scepter; across upper field, ZM-YP. Klose XXXIV A; RPC 2482. Lovely dark green patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex MMAG 81 (18 September 1995), 504. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 232		Civil Wars. Silver Denarius (3.29 g), AD 68-69. Group II issue (revolt of Vindex). Videbona, March-May AD 68. SALVS GENERIS HVMANI, Victory standing left on globe, holding wreath and palm. Reverse: S P Q R within oak wreath. RIC 72; AM 77; BMC 34-6; RSC 420. Very Rare. Excellent quality silver and a lovely old cabinet tone. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP C. Julius Vindex, the senatorial governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, had always had it in for Nero. He had supported the emperor's mother Agrippina the Younger from the outset in her attempts to curb the excesses of the young emperor, but after her murder in AD 59, little remained to hold Nero's desires in check and repress the many flatterers who fanned them. For almost a decade, Vindex watched and stewed as Nero's reign became increasingly problematic until, at last, he had had enough and raised his province in revolt in March AD 68, on the anniversary of Agrippina's death. This was done easily enough since Gaul had been suffering from Nero's tax policies. In an attempt to put down the revolt, Nero ordered L. Verginius Rufus, the governor of Germania Superior, to march against Vindex - an action that ended in disaster for all of the Roman Empire. Fearing the might of the German legions, Vindex sought the support of S. Sulpicius Galba, the governor of Hispania Terraconensis, and recognized him as an emperor to rival Nero. Vindex and his forces were defeated by Rufus at the Battle of Vesontio in May. This technically ended the revolt in Gaul, but the death of Vindex could not stop the events that were now set in motion. Galba continued to claim the imperial title and gained increasing support until Nero committed suicide in June. With his death, the Rome entered the bloody period of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69). The present denarius was struck at Vienne (Vindebona) during the Revolt of Vindex, apparently before Galba came into play as a potential rival to Nero, since there is no reference to any emperor here. Instead the obverse features a generic image of Victory and the reverse features a wreath crowning, not a name of a claimant to the imperial purple, but rather the abbreviation S P Q R, naming the Senate and People of Rome. This perhaps suggests that Vindex had initially hoped for a return to republican principles before settling on a replacement for Nero. View details	Realized $1,800
Lot 233		Galba. Silver Denarius (3.45 g), AD 68-69. Rome. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head of Galba right. Reverse: S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 167; BN 76; BMC 34 corr. (bust); RSC 287. Wonderful bold portrait, delicately toned. Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP Before becoming emperor, the elderly Galba, governor of Hispania Terraconensis, served many years as a capable administrator and military leader, having previously governed in Gaul, Germany, Africa and Spain, where he had earned a reputation for strictness and impartiality. Hearing that he was in disfavor with Nero and that he would soon be executed, he considered joining the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, who had promised him his support in a bid for the throne. He hesitated, however, which was probably fateful as Vindex's revolt was quickly suppressed, the usurper committing suicide. The turmoil in Rome continued, and in June AD 68 the Praetorian Prefect, Nymphidius Sabinus, transferred his allegiance to Galba. Nero, deserted by the Praetorians, was declared a public enemy by the Senate and committed suicide. Galba promptly took the title of Caesar, raised a legion, and along with the governor of Lusitania, Marcus Salvius Otho, quickly marched on Rome where he was welcomed into the city. Galba's short reign was unpopular. Fearing conspiracy, he executed many senators and equites without trial, and he never paid the Praetorians the bonus promised in his name by prefect Nymphidius, scorning the idea that a soldier's loyalty could be bought. Additionally, the Rhine legions were hostile to him - they had expected to be rewarded for their loyalty to the throne by their actions in suppressing the revolt of Vindex, but instead were accused of impeding Galba's path to the throne. On January 1 AD 69, they refused to swear allegiance to the emperor and instead proclaimed their commander, Aulus Vitellius, emperor. With the Rhine legions in revolt, Galba made the fatal mistake of formally adopting Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus as his successor, which had the effect of infuriating of his former supporter, Otho, who had hoped for the honor for himself. Otho plotted his revenge, and five days after Piso's adoption, Praetorian guardsmen in his pay brutally murdered both Galba and Piso. View details	Realized $7,200
Lot 234		Galba. Silver Denarius (3.21 g), AD 68-69. Rome. IMP SER GALBA AVG, bare head of Galba right. Reverse: S P Q R / OB / C S in three lines within oak-wreath. RIC 167; BN 76; BMC 34 corr. (bust); RSC 287. Nice bold portrait and well defined. Toned. Irregular shaped flan. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - UP Before becoming emperor, the elderly Galba, governor of Hispania Terraconensis, served many years as a capable administrator and military leader, having previously governed in Gaul, Germany, Africa and Spain, where he had earned a reputation for strictness and impartiality. Hearing that he was in disfavor with Nero and that he would soon be executed, he considered joining the revolt of the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gaius Julius Vindex, who had promised him his support in a bid for the throne. He hesitated, however, which was probably fateful as Vindex's revolt was quickly suppressed, the usurper committing suicide. The turmoil in Rome continued, and in June AD 68 the Praetorian Prefect, Nymphidius Sabinus, transferred his allegiance to Galba. Nero, deserted by the Praetorians, was declared a public enemy by the Senate and committed suicide. Galba promptly took the title of Caesar, raised a legion, and along with the governor of Lusitania, Marcus Salvius Otho, quickly marched on Rome where he was welcomed into the city. Galba's short reign was unpopular. Fearing conspiracy, he executed many senators and equites without trial, and he never paid the Praetorians the bonus promised in his name by prefect Nymphidius, scorning the idea that a soldier's loyalty could be bought. Additionally, the Rhine legions were hostile to him - they had expected to be rewarded for their loyalty to the throne by their actions in suppressing the revolt of Vindex, but instead were accused of impeding Galba's path to the throne. On January 1 AD 69, they refused to swear allegiance to the emperor and instead proclaimed their commander, Aulus Vitellius, emperor. With the Rhine legions in revolt, Galba made the fatal mistake of formally adopting Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus as his successor, which had the effect of infuriating of his former supporter, Otho, who had hoped for the honor for himself. Otho plotted his revenge, and five days after Piso's adoption, Praetorian guardsmen in his pay brutally murdered both Galba and Piso. Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex Coin Galleries (27 July 1985), 296. View details	Realized $528
Lot 235		Galba. Silver Tetradrachm (15.73 g), AD 68-69. Antioch in Syria, RY 2 (AD 68/9). AYTOKPATωP ΓAΛBAC KAICAP CEBACT[OC], bare head of Galba right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on wreath, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in left field, palm branch; in exergue, date ([?TOY]C B). McAlee 308; Prieur 100; RPC 4198. Excellent bold portrait and quite expressive. Areas of some weakness below. Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP Peter Corcoran Collection, Ex CNG 91 (19 September 2012), 605. View details	Realized $750

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