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Auction 106  9-10 May 2018
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Lot 867

Estimate: 8000 CHF
Price realized: 8500 CHF
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Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD. Aureus, Lugdunum circa 2 BC - 4 AD, AV 7.82 g. CAESAR AVGVSTVS – DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Laureate head r. Rev. AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT Caius and Lucius standing facing, each togate and resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear. Above on l., lituus to r. and, on r., simpulum to l. In exergue, CL CAESARES. Bahrfeldt 235. C 42. BMC 513. RIC 206. CBN 1648. Calicó 176a.
Struck on a very broad flan and exceptionally well-centred. Lovely reddish tone, minor edge
marks, possibly traces of mounting, otherwise about extremely fine / extremely fine

Ex Sincona sale 1, 2011, 79.
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