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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.79 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Spanish mint (Caesaraugusta?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus right, wreathed with oak / DIVVS-IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 37a. Attractive example of this popular emperor and type with beautiful deep cabinet toning.
Ex Myntauktioner i Sverige AB, Auction 34 (29 March 2020), lot 1188; Gustaf Melin
A comet that appeared in summer 44 BC was held to signal Julius Caesar's ascension to the heavens, and proved quite useful in Octavian's effort to get the Senate to deify his adoptive father. The memory of Caesar's deification was revived in connection with Augustus' proposal to hold the Saecular Games in 17 BC, and the "Julian star" is featured on his coinage in the years leading up to the event.
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.79 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Spanish mint (Caesaraugusta?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, head of Augustus right, wreathed with oak / DIVVS-IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 37a. Attractive example of this popular emperor and type with beautiful deep cabinet toning.
Ex Myntauktioner i Sverige AB, Auction 34 (29 March 2020), lot 1188; Gustaf Melin
A comet that appeared in summer 44 BC was held to signal Julius Caesar's ascension to the heavens, and proved quite useful in Octavian's effort to get the Senate to deify his adoptive father. The memory of Caesar's deification was revived in connection with Augustus' proposal to hold the Saecular Games in 17 BC, and the "Julian star" is featured on his coinage in the years leading up to the event.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-19mm-379-gm-6h-ngc-choice-auand-9733-5-5-5-5/a/3099-31322.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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