Augustus AR Denarius. Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, bare head to right / Oak wreath (corona civica) enclosing round shield (clipeus virtutis) inscribed S•P•Q•R CL•V in two lines; OB CIVIS above, SERVATOS below. RIC 79a; RSC 215; BMCRE 381-2 = BMCRR Rome 4393-4; BN 1147-9. 3.75g, 18mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine; old cabinet tone.
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 279-280, 8 February 2012, lot 2254 (hammer: EUR 1,150).