Augustus Æ Dupondius of Sabratha, Syrtica. Circa 27 BC - AD 14. Laureate head of Baal-Melqart to right; 'SBRTN'N' in Neo-Punic script behind / Bare head to right; CAESAR downwards behind, lituus before; all within laurel wreath. RPC I 812-3; MAA 42-a. 14.82g, 28mm, 9h.
Good Very Fine; featuring an attractive brown patina and a wonderfully detailed portrait of Augustus. Very Rare.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 45, 5 May 2018, lot 395 (hammer: £600).