Julius Caesar and the 11 other Caesars of long-ago Rome, along with more than 400 other ancient and Papal coins will be publicly displayed together in Southern California for the first time anywhere. Many of the historic rare coins are the finest known of their kind.

The educational exhibit will be insured for more than $30 million for its debut at the Long Beach Coin, Currency Stamp & Sports Collectible Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center on June 6-8, 2019. Entitled “Tyrants of the Tiber,” the exhibit features a portion of the extensive Tyrant Collection, described as the world’s most valuable rare coin collection in private hands. 

“There has never been such an extensive exhibit of exquisite, ancient Roman gold coins in Southern California,” said Ira Goldberg President of Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Goldberg is one of the numismatic professionals providing guidance in assembling the wide-ranging Tyrant Collection of superb quality, historic U.S. and world coins.  

“This unprecedented display dates from the earliest Roman Republic coins depicting portraits of ancient leaders over 2,200 years ago through the Imperatorial and Empire Periods, and ending with the fall of Rome and the invading tribes. In addition, since the Vatican practically sits on the Tiber River, this amazing exhibit will include the coinage of the Popes,” Goldberg added.

The owner of The Tyrant Collection wants to remain anonymous while he shares the collection’s coins with the public for their educational value. Visitors to the June 2019 Long Beach Expo exhibit (booth 1540) can receive a free, illustrated educational booklet about this latest, amazing display.

Among the many other noteworthy coins in the exhibit is a silver Denarius that commemorates the murder of Julius Caesar. Struck in 42 BC and one of the finest known surviving examples, it depicts two daggers, the words, EID MAR (Ides of March), and a portrait of Brutus, one of Caesar’s assassins.

The Long Beach Expo will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center at 100 South Pine Avenue. Public hours are Thursday and Friday, June 6-7, from 10 AM to 7 PM, and Saturday, June 8, from 10 AM to 5 PM