Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Augustus AR Denarius. Uncertain mint (Emerita?), 16 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS, capricorn right, bearing cornucopiae on its back and holding globe and rudder. RIC 547a; BMC 346; BN 1271ff; RSC 21. 3.71g, 20mm, 8h.
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The capricorn represents Augustus' birth sign and was to appear frequently as a coin type during his reign. His birthday was September 23 (63 BC), which would have made him a Libra by the modern reckoning. However, it is clear from an astronomical work dating from the early part of Tiberius' reign that the moon and not the sun was used as the basis for computations at that time. The moon was in Capricorn at the time of Augustus' birth.
Good Very Fine.
The capricorn represents Augustus' birth sign and was to appear frequently as a coin type during his reign. His birthday was September 23 (63 BC), which would have made him a Libra by the modern reckoning. However, it is clear from an astronomical work dating from the early part of Tiberius' reign that the moon and not the sun was used as the basis for computations at that time. The moon was in Capricorn at the time of Augustus' birth.