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Dallas Signature Sale 3085 5-7 Aug 2020
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (20mm, 3.67 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Spain, Caesaraugusta (?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus right wearing oak wreath / DIVVS-IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 37a.
Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction VI (29 September 2013), lot 829
A comet that appeared in summer 44 BC was held to signal Julius Caesar's ascension to the heavens and proved quite useful in Octavian's effort to get the Senate to deify his adoptive father. The memory of Caesar's deification was revived in connection with Augustus' proposal to hold the Saecular Games in 17 BC and the "Julian star" is featured on his coinage in the years leading up to the event.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (20mm, 3.67 gm, 7h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Spain, Caesaraugusta (?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus right wearing oak wreath / DIVVS-IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 37a.
Ex Roma Numismatics, Auction VI (29 September 2013), lot 829
A comet that appeared in summer 44 BC was held to signal Julius Caesar's ascension to the heavens and proved quite useful in Octavian's effort to get the Senate to deify his adoptive father. The memory of Caesar's deification was revived in connection with Augustus' proposal to hold the Saecular Games in 17 BC and the "Julian star" is featured on his coinage in the years leading up to the event.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-20mm-367-gm-7h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-4-5/a/3085-31117.s?type=CoinArchives3085
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD