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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.71 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Lugdunum, ca. 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI • F, bare head of Augustus right / IMP • X, bull charging right, head lowered. RIC I 167a. RSC 137. Bright surfaces with areas of luster.
The charging bull seen on this and 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: 1500-2000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.71 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, flan flaw. Lugdunum, ca. 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI • F, bare head of Augustus right / IMP • X, bull charging right, head lowered. RIC I 167a. RSC 137. Bright surfaces with areas of luster.
The charging bull seen on this and 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: 1500-2000 USD