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ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN EMPIRE, Augustus, 27 BC-14 AD. Gold Aureus (7.81g). Mint of Lugdunum 8 BC. AVGVSTVS – DIVI F Laureate head right. Rev. Augustus, togate, seated left. on stool on platform, extending right. hand to infant held out by cloaked male figure; in exergue, IMP XIIII. Very rare. About very fine.
The type of barbarian offering child to Augustus probably refers to the taking of hostages from German tribes during the campaigns of 8 BC (Mattingly, BMC I, p. cxvi).
Estimate: $ 8,000
The type of barbarian offering child to Augustus probably refers to the taking of hostages from German tribes during the campaigns of 8 BC (Mattingly, BMC I, p. cxvi).
Estimate: $ 8,000