Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 2.94 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right within oak wreath / Corona rostrata: laurel wreath interwoven with rostra and tied with a fillet, the long ties drawn up across center. Cf. RIC I 400-1, 405; cf. RSC 455a-6, 458/cf. RIC I 473; cf. RSC 335 (for obv./rev. types). Toned, some verdigris, area of edge smoothing and test cut. Near VF. Rare.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection.