The Roman Empire. Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD
L. Vinicius. Denarius circa 16 BC, AR 19 mm, 3.82 g. Equestrian statue of Augustus standing r. in front of city walls and gates. On platform S P Q R / IMP / CAES. Rev. [L V]INICIVS – L F III [VIR] Cippus inscribed S P Q R / IMP CAE / QVOD V / M S EX / EA PQ IS / AD A DE. C 543. BMC 82. RIC 362. CBN 357.Superb old cabinet tone, slightly off-centre and irregular flan, otherwise
about extremely fine / good very fine
Ex Hirsch Nachf, 182, 1994, 596; Triton XI, 2008, 784; Roma 2, 2011, 564; Heritage 3012, 2011, 24629 sales. From the BVH collection.