Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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AUGUSTUS, 27 B.C.- A.D. 14. AV Aureus (7.895 gms), Lugdunum Mint, 2 B.C.- A.D. 4. ICG EF 40.
RIC-206; Calico-176a. Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right; Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius Caesares standing facing, with shields and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above; C L CAESARES in exergue. A popular type in silver, this series is much more difficult to acquire in gold, especially in a wholesome state of preservation as with this piece.
Estimate: $3000.00- $5000.00
RIC-206; Calico-176a. Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right; Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius Caesares standing facing, with shields and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above; C L CAESARES in exergue. A popular type in silver, this series is much more difficult to acquire in gold, especially in a wholesome state of preservation as with this piece.
Estimate: $3000.00- $5000.00