Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.65 g, 9h). Rome mint; C. Marius C.f. Tro(mentina tribu), moneyer. Struck 13 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head Augustus right; lituus to left / C • MARIVS • TRO III • VIR, bust of Diana (Julia) right, wearing diadem with jewel on forehead, hair knotted at back; quiver seen behind neck. RIC I 403; RSC 1 (Julia and Augustus); BMCRE 104 = BMCRR Rome 4651 (same rev. die); BN 522-5; Mazzini 1 (Julia and Augustus). Toned, light porosity, edge deposits. VF. An important type featuring the only imperial portrait of Augustus' daughter, Julia.
From the Thomas A. Palmer Collection. Ex Gemini II (11 January 2006), lot 310 (hammer $7500).