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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.74 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head of Augustus right / Bull charging right, head lowered, IMP · X in exergue. RIC 167a. RSC 137. Cleanly struck from fresh dies and perfectly centered, with bright, lustrous fields.
The charging bull seen on this any many other coins of Augustus is thought to be a reference to his father's victory near the Greco-Italian city of Thurium over a rebellious band of slaves. Augustus was actually given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus at birth to mark the event. The symbol of Thurium, seen on many of its coins, was a very similar charging bull.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.74 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head of Augustus right / Bull charging right, head lowered, IMP · X in exergue. RIC 167a. RSC 137. Cleanly struck from fresh dies and perfectly centered, with bright, lustrous fields.
The charging bull seen on this any many other coins of Augustus is thought to be a reference to his father's victory near the Greco-Italian city of Thurium over a rebellious band of slaves. Augustus was actually given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus at birth to mark the event. The symbol of Thurium, seen on many of its coins, was a very similar charging bull.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD