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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.86 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. 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. Delightful portrait and deep cabinet toning which accentuates the features of a comet illuminating the sky.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Edward Waddell, Auction (12 July 2001), lot 67; L. Benz Collection (Numismatik Lanz, Auction 94, 22 November 1999), lot 65; Emile Bourgey, Sale List (25 March 1974), lot 127
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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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.86 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. 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. Delightful portrait and deep cabinet toning which accentuates the features of a comet illuminating the sky.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Edward Waddell, Auction (12 July 2001), lot 67; L. Benz Collection (Numismatik Lanz, Auction 94, 22 November 1999), lot 65; Emile Bourgey, Sale List (25 March 1974), lot 127
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-386-gm-5h-ngc-choice-xfand-9733-5-5-5-5-fine-st/a/3101-32093.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD