NumisBids
  
Harlan J. Berk Ltd.
Buy or Bid Sale 217  30 Nov 2021
View prices realized

Lot 177

Estimate: 500 USD
Price realized: 320 USD
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Augustus. Denarius; Augustus; 27 BC-14 AD, Before 27 BC, Denarius, 3.55g. BM-631, Paris-52, RIC-266, C-122. Obv: Bare head of Octavian r., no legend. Rx: Curia Julia (Senate House) with double door, tripartite window, pediment surmounted by statues of Victory on globe and two commanders (Octavian and Agrippa?) holding spears and swords, IMP CAESAR on architrave; Curia rests on base with veranda of four columns. The only surviving depiction of the facade of the Senate House of Rome begun by Julius Caesar in 44 BC and completed by Octavian in 29 BC: see P.V. Hill, Monuments of Ancient Rome as Coin Types, p. 44.. F
Question about this auction? Contact Harlan J. Berk Ltd.