Augustus AR Cistophorus of Ephesus, Ionia. Circa 25-20 BC. IMP•CAESAR, bare head to right / Six stalks of grain tied in a bundle, AVGV-STVS across fields. RPC I 2214; RIC I 481; BMCRE 697 = BMCRR East 264; RSC 32b. 11.77g, 27mm, 12h.
Mint State; wonderful old cabinet tone, accentuating a striking portrait of Augustus.
From the collection of a Romanophile;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 65, 19 December 2019, lot 566.