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Monthly Auction 61175 25 Oct 2020
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (20mm, 3.81 gm, 9h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Emerita, ca. 25-23 BC, P. Carisius, legatus pro praetore. IMP CAESAR-AVGVST, bare head of Augustus left / P CARISIVS LEG-PRO PR, city view of Emerita from bird's eye perspective, featuring city-wall, gates and battlements; EMERITA in entablature above gates. RIC I 9b.
From the Bacchus Collection
This issue was minted to commemorate the founding of Colonia Emerita Augusta by Augustus in 25 BC, for veterans of Legions V Alaudae and X Gemina who had just finished campaigning in northwestern Spain. The city was completed in 23 BC by the governor of Lusitania, P. Carisius.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 500-1000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (20mm, 3.81 gm, 9h). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Emerita, ca. 25-23 BC, P. Carisius, legatus pro praetore. IMP CAESAR-AVGVST, bare head of Augustus left / P CARISIVS LEG-PRO PR, city view of Emerita from bird's eye perspective, featuring city-wall, gates and battlements; EMERITA in entablature above gates. RIC I 9b.
From the Bacchus Collection
This issue was minted to commemorate the founding of Colonia Emerita Augusta by Augustus in 25 BC, for veterans of Legions V Alaudae and X Gemina who had just finished campaigning in northwestern Spain. The city was completed in 23 BC by the governor of Lusitania, P. Carisius.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-20mm-381-gm-9h-ngc-xf-4-5-4-5/a/61175-97148.s?type=CoinArchives61175
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 500-1000 USD