Lot 2704
Sale 61 · Important Australian & World Coins, Banknotes & Military Medals, The W.J.Noble Collection of British Tickets, Passes & Tokens
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Description
Augustus, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 19 B.C. by P. Petronius Turpilianus, (3.44 grams), obv. Feronia's bust with diadem to right, around TVRPILIANVS III VIR, below FE RON, rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE around, bare headed Parthian kneeling to right extending with right hand a standard with X marked vexillum attached, left hand kept low, (cf.S.496, RIC 288, C.484, BMC 14). Bankers circle punch in obverse field, otherwise very fine and rare.
The issue refers to the return of the standards captured from Crassus at Carrhae in 53 B.C.
- Estimate
- $300
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $0