Augustus AR Cistophorus of Ephesus, Ionia. Circa 28-20 BC. IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•COS•VI•LIBERTATIS•P•R•VINDEX, laureate head to right / Pax standing to left on parazonium, holding caduceus, snake emerging from cista mystica in right field, PAX in left field; all within laurel-wreath. RPC I 2203; RIC I 476; BMCRE 691; RSC 218. 11.99g, 26mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine; beautitful old cabinet tone.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 65, 19 December 2019, lot 565.