Extremely rare Augustus aureus
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Object number
AR2296
| Emperor: |
Augustus (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, born as Gaius Octavius Thurinus) |
| Reign: |
27 BC - 14 AD
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| Value: |
Aureus
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| Material: |
Gold
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| Details: |
Diameter 18 mm, weight 7.91 gramm Undetermined Spanish mint, possibly Colonia Patricia, 18 - 16 BC |
| Avers: |
Bare head to the right S · P · Q · R · CAESARI AVGVSTO |
| Revers: |
Mars standing left, holding Parazonium and Vexillum VOT · P · SVSC · PRO · SAL · ET · RED · I · O · M · SAC |
| Condition |
Almost extremely fine, small control punches on avers.
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| References: |
Extremely rare Not in RIC, BMC, Cohen. Calico 299 (this coin), Bahrfeldt 196 (this coin), Tf. XIV, 23, Banti/Simonetti 227 (this coin) |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 in a German auction house specialized in numismatics. Published as specimen nr. 2942 of the Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón collection in: Catalogo de la Colección de Monedas y Medallas de Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón de Barcelona. Tomo primero, Barcelona 1892. Sold in Etienne Bourgey December 1913 auction in Paris (lot number 8)
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| Authenticity: |
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