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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (20mm, 7.91 gm, 5h). NGC XF 3/5 - 3/5, brushed, marks. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 18 BC. CAESARI-AVGVSTO, laureate head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R•, slow quadriga left, second and fourth horses looking back, currus ornamented with Victories on front and side, surmounted by miniature quadriga, and containing aquila. RIC I 112. Calicó 282 (same dies). Biaggi 137 (same dies). Very rare - this specimen and the Calicó plate coin being the only examples in sales archives.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2012), lot 84
This rare and remarkable aureus type celebrates the recovery of the legionary standards lost to the Parthians through the disastrous campaigns of Crassus and Marc Antony, in 53 and 36 BC. Augustus accomplished this triumph through diplomacy, backed by military muscle. In 20 BC, Augustus embarked on a tour of the eastern provinces, while his stepson Tiberius led a large army into Armenia, which had recently risen in revolt against its Parthian-installed king, Artaxes. Tiberius drove Artaxes into exile and crowned in his place Tigranes, who had been living as an honored exile in Rome for 10 years. The Parthians, who were beset by dynastic difficulties of their own, reacted meekly to this show of force and handed over the Roman standards that had been prized possessions for many decades. Augustus treated it as a military victory and the return of the standards was celebrated in poetry, prose and imagery throughout the Empire. The standards were eventually placed in the newly built temple of Mars Ultor, in 2 BC.
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (20mm, 7.91 gm, 5h). NGC XF 3/5 - 3/5, brushed, marks. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 18 BC. CAESARI-AVGVSTO, laureate head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R•, slow quadriga left, second and fourth horses looking back, currus ornamented with Victories on front and side, surmounted by miniature quadriga, and containing aquila. RIC I 112. Calicó 282 (same dies). Biaggi 137 (same dies). Very rare - this specimen and the Calicó plate coin being the only examples in sales archives.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Peter J. Merani Collection (Triton XXIV, 19 January 2012), lot 84
This rare and remarkable aureus type celebrates the recovery of the legionary standards lost to the Parthians through the disastrous campaigns of Crassus and Marc Antony, in 53 and 36 BC. Augustus accomplished this triumph through diplomacy, backed by military muscle. In 20 BC, Augustus embarked on a tour of the eastern provinces, while his stepson Tiberius led a large army into Armenia, which had recently risen in revolt against its Parthian-installed king, Artaxes. Tiberius drove Artaxes into exile and crowned in his place Tigranes, who had been living as an honored exile in Rome for 10 years. The Parthians, who were beset by dynastic difficulties of their own, reacted meekly to this show of force and handed over the Roman standards that had been prized possessions for many decades. Augustus treated it as a military victory and the return of the standards was celebrated in poetry, prose and imagery throughout the Empire. The standards were eventually placed in the newly built temple of Mars Ultor, in 2 BC.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-av-aureus-20mm-791-gm-5h-ngc-xf-3-5-3-5-brushed-marks/a/3094-32008.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD