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Auction 100  29-30 May 2017
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Lot 414

Estimate: 5000 CHF
Price realized: 7000 CHF
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The Roman Empire

Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD. Denarius, Colonia Patricia (?) circa 19 BC, AR 3.81 g. CAESAR – AVGVSTVS Bare head l. Rev. SPQR Victory to front, with spread wings, holding shield inscribed [CL] V. C –, cf. 287 (head r.). BMC –. RIC –, cf. 95 (head r.). CBN –, cf. 1127 (head r.).
An apparently unrecorded variety of an extremely rare type. A lovely portrait struck
on a very broad flan, an almost invisible nick on obverse field and areas of
weakness, otherwise extremely fine

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