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Monthly Auction 271933 18 Aug 2019
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.75 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 5/5. Spain, Caesaraugusta, 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R / CL•V, legend in two lines on shield. RIC I 42a.
The Clipeus virtutis, Latin for 'shield of valor,' depicted on the reverse of this coin, was a golden shield awarded by the Roman Senate to Augustus for his "courage, clemency, justice and piety" and displayed in the Curia Iulia.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 100-200 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.75 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 5/5. Spain, Caesaraugusta, 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R / CL•V, legend in two lines on shield. RIC I 42a.
The Clipeus virtutis, Latin for 'shield of valor,' depicted on the reverse of this coin, was a golden shield awarded by the Roman Senate to Augustus for his "courage, clemency, justice and piety" and displayed in the Curia Iulia.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-18mm-375-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-5-5/p/271933-11081.s?type=CoinArchives271933
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 100-200 USD