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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (21mm, 3.89 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?), ca. 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R / CL•V, legend in two lines on round shield. RIC 42a.
Ex Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3035 Long Beach, 3 September 2014), lot 29192
The Clipeus Virtutis, Latin for "Shield of Valor", depicted on the reverse of this coin, was a golden shield awarded by the Roman Senate to Augustus for his "courage, clemency, justice and piety" and displayed in the Curia Julia.
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Estimate: 2400-3600 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (21mm, 3.89 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?), ca. 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R / CL•V, legend in two lines on round shield. RIC 42a.
Ex Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3035 Long Beach, 3 September 2014), lot 29192
The Clipeus Virtutis, Latin for "Shield of Valor", depicted on the reverse of this coin, was a golden shield awarded by the Roman Senate to Augustus for his "courage, clemency, justice and piety" and displayed in the Curia Julia.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-21mm-389-gm-6h-ngc-choice-xfand-9733-5-5-4-5/a/3098-33252.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2400-3600 USD