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Dallas Signature Sale 3091 6-7 May 2021
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (18mm, 7.91 gm, 7h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, laureate head of Augustus right / C CAES / AVGVS•F, Gaius Caesar on horse leaping right, reins in right hand, sword and shield in left; aquila between two standards in background. RIC I 198. Calicó 174. Excellent portrait. Far more attractive than typical examples.
Ex Künker, Auction 295 (25 September 2017), lot 647; acquired before 1987
In 8 BC, Augustus introduced his twelve-year-old grandson and adopted son Gaius Caesar to the Roman army in Gaul. The bulla around Gaius' neck signifies that he was still a child and had not yet assumed the toga of manhood (J. Pollini, Gaius Caesar on horseback, Museum Notes 30, 1985).
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (18mm, 7.91 gm, 7h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, laureate head of Augustus right / C CAES / AVGVS•F, Gaius Caesar on horse leaping right, reins in right hand, sword and shield in left; aquila between two standards in background. RIC I 198. Calicó 174. Excellent portrait. Far more attractive than typical examples.
Ex Künker, Auction 295 (25 September 2017), lot 647; acquired before 1987
In 8 BC, Augustus introduced his twelve-year-old grandson and adopted son Gaius Caesar to the Roman army in Gaul. The bulla around Gaius' neck signifies that he was still a child and had not yet assumed the toga of manhood (J. Pollini, Gaius Caesar on horseback, Museum Notes 30, 1985).
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-av-aureus-18mm-791-gm-7h-ngc-au-4-5-3-5/a/3091-31034.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD