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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.87 gm, 6h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Spain (Tarraco?), ca. 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / SIGNIS / RECEPTIS, round shield inscribed CL • V between aquila and signum; S-P/Q-R around. RIC I 86a. Strong strike from fresh dies on fully lustrous flan.
Among the honors voted by the Roman Senate to Augustus was the Clipeus Virtutis, or shield of valor, which was given, along with branches of laurel, to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.87 gm, 6h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Spain (Tarraco?), ca. 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / SIGNIS / RECEPTIS, round shield inscribed CL • V between aquila and signum; S-P/Q-R around. RIC I 86a. Strong strike from fresh dies on fully lustrous flan.
Among the honors voted by the Roman Senate to Augustus was the Clipeus Virtutis, or shield of valor, which was given, along with branches of laurel, to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD