Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.69 g, 8h). Rome mint; L. Aquillius Florus, moneyer. Struck 19 BC. Helmeted and draped bust of Virtus right / Augustus driving biga of elephants left, holding laurel branch and scepter. RIC I 301; RSC 354. Deep iridescent tone, banker's mark and graffiti on reverse. Fine.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 November 2000), lot 263.