Roman Silver & Bronze

Sale 64    12–13 Jul 2000   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 2513       Roman Silver & Bronze

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $110

AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Lyons mint, issued 15-13 B.C. (3.75 grams), obv. bare head of Augustus to right, around AVGVSTVS DIVI F, rev. IMP X in exergue, bull butting to right, (cf.S.486, RIC 167a, C.137, BMC 451). Nearly very fine and rare.

Ex. B.A. Seaby, London, March 1989. The bull is possibly symbolic of the dominant power of Rome, especially in Gaul.

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