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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (19mm, 7.49 gm, 6h). NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5. Spain (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 19 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / Shield inscribed S·P·Q·R over CL·V within laurel wreath; OB CIVIS above, SERVATOS below. RIC 78. CBN 1131. Calicó 255 (same dies). Cohen 214. Rare! Nice, even wear and mellow surfaces.
The reverse of this attractive Spanish mint aureus depicts both the Clippus Virtutis, or "shield of Valour," and the Corona Civica, or "Civic Crown," both voted by the Senate to honor Octavian / Augustus as the savior of the state.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (19mm, 7.49 gm, 6h). NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5. Spain (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 19 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / Shield inscribed S·P·Q·R over CL·V within laurel wreath; OB CIVIS above, SERVATOS below. RIC 78. CBN 1131. Calicó 255 (same dies). Cohen 214. Rare! Nice, even wear and mellow surfaces.
The reverse of this attractive Spanish mint aureus depicts both the Clippus Virtutis, or "shield of Valour," and the Corona Civica, or "Civic Crown," both voted by the Senate to honor Octavian / Augustus as the savior of the state.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 7000-9000 USD