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Auction 123  23-24 May 2023
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Lot 602

Estimate: 5000 USD
Price realized: 4250 USD
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Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Augustus, with Divus Julius type. Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. Struck 3 April-late June AD 68. CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / DIVVS IVLIVS across field, Sidus Iulium: eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 92; AM A10; RSC 98 (Augustus); Mairat 146.6 (this coin); BMCRE 49 =Nicolas, Néron A8. Lighlty toned, slightly granular surfaces. Good VF. Struck on a full flan. Very rare.

Ex Dipl.-Ing. Christian Gollnow Collection (Leu Numismatik 9, 24 October 2021), lot 1043, purchased from Paul-Francis Jacquier, September 1992.
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