Lot 2069
Sale 56 · Australian & World Coins, Banknotes, Historical & Military Medals & Badges
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Description
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 merely symbolic of the dominant power of Rome, especially in Gaul.
- Estimate
- $250
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $0