CNG 85, Lot: 838. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15 BC. Bare head left / IMP • X across field, SICIL • in exergue, Diana standing right, holding spear and bow; at her feet to left, dog standing left. RIC I 173b; Lyon 24; RSC 146a. Good VF, gray and iridescent toning, light scratches on reverse beneath tone. Very rare with head left.
From an old English collection.