Augustus. Aureus; Augustus; 27 BC-14 AD, Lugdunum, 8 BC, Aureus, 7.90g. BM-498, Paris-1457, C-39 (50 Fr.), RIC-198, Calicó-174. Obv: AVGVSTVS - DIVI F Head laureate r. Rx: C.CAES above, AVGVS.F in exergue, Gaius Caesar on horse galloping r., he wears bulla around neck, holds sword and shield, behind him are a legionary eagle and two standards. Ex Berk 98, 7 October 1997, lot 19. In 8 BC Augustus introduced his twelve-year-old grandson and adopted son Gaius Caesar to the Roman army in Gaul. The bulla around Gaius\' neck signifies that he was still a child and had not yet assumed the toga of manhood (J. Pollini, Gaius Caesar on horseback, Mus. Notes 30, 1985).Lustrous. Mint State