Watch List notes:

Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), aureus, Spain, Colonia Patricia (?), 18-17 BC, S P Q R IMP CAESARI AVG COS XI TR POT VI, bare head right, rev., CIVIB ET SIGN MILIT A PART RECVP, triple triumphal arch surmounted by facing quadriga flanked by figures holding, on the left, a standard, and on the right, an aquila and bow, 7.84g, die axis 7.30 (RIC 131; BMC 427; Calico 193; C. 82; Foss 49; Hill Monuments 83), toned, good very fine and very rare. Provenance: Hess-Leu 36, 17 April 1968, lot 427. Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 27 May 1889, The Comte Albéric du Chastel de la Howardries Collection, lot n°196. The reverse type records the recovery in 20 BC of captives, military eagles and standards that had been lost to the Parthians by Crassus in 53 BC at the disastrous battle of Carrhae. The recovery was achieved through diplomacy rather than military action and ranked among Augustus's proudest achievements in avoiding the expense and bloodshed of war
(10000-15000 GBP)