Augustus AR Denarius. Rome, circa 16 BC. L. Vinicius, moneyer. Bare head right / Triumphal arch, surmounted by facing quadriga in which Augustus stands, holding laurel branch and sceptre; smaller arch on either side, surmounted by archer on left and by slinger (?) on right; S•P•Q•R IMP CAE in two lines on entablature of arch, L•VINICIVS in exergue. RIC 359; RSC 544. 3.75g, b19mm, 4h.
Good Very Fine. Previously cleaned and corrosion removed, all now under old collection tone. Very Rare.
From the S.C. Collection;
Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 30 October 2008;
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2008, vol. CXVI, no. 1, pg. 20.