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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), with M. Sanquinius, as Moneyer. AR denarius (18mm, 3.47 gm, 8h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, bankers mark. Rome, 17 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, bare head of Augustus right / M SANQVI-NIVS III VIR, laureate, youthful head rejuvenated Divus Julius Caesar right; comet with tail pointed upward above. RIC I 338.
Ex Künker, Auction 326 (7 October 2019), lot 1283; Sternberg, Auction 3 Zürich (1974), lot 17
The laureate male head on the reverse little resembles lifetime coin portraits of Julius Caesar, but the presence of the "Julian comet" above his head leaves little doubt as to the identity of the portrait. As Augustus was celebrating the commencement of a "New Age" with the Saecular Games of 17 BC, it is likely the elder Caesar is shown as "rejuvenated" (literally "made young again") to mark the occasion.
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), with M. Sanquinius, as Moneyer. AR denarius (18mm, 3.47 gm, 8h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 2/5, bankers mark. Rome, 17 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, bare head of Augustus right / M SANQVI-NIVS III VIR, laureate, youthful head rejuvenated Divus Julius Caesar right; comet with tail pointed upward above. RIC I 338.
Ex Künker, Auction 326 (7 October 2019), lot 1283; Sternberg, Auction 3 Zürich (1974), lot 17
The laureate male head on the reverse little resembles lifetime coin portraits of Julius Caesar, but the presence of the "Julian comet" above his head leaves little doubt as to the identity of the portrait. As Augustus was celebrating the commencement of a "New Age" with the Saecular Games of 17 BC, it is likely the elder Caesar is shown as "rejuvenated" (literally "made young again") to mark the occasion.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-with-m-sanquinius-as-moneyer-ar-denarius-18mm-347-gm-8h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-/a/3098-33254.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3098-01182022
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1200 USD