Augustus AR Denarius. Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), July 18-17/16 BC. S•P•Q•R• IMP CAESARI, bare head left / QVOD• VIAE• MVN• SVNT• in four lines between two equestrian statues, holding aloft trophies, which face each other from arches on a viaduct. RIC 142; BMC 435; BN 1263 (plated). 3.78g, 19mm, 4h.
Fleur De Coin. Exceedingly Rare, missing from virtually all major collections.
This issue is among the very rarest of Augustus' denarii - only two other examples, both in very modest condition, have come to the market in recent years.