293, Lot: 254. Estimate $200. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.72 g, 6h). Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 17-16 BC. Bare head right / Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves and bearing cornucopia on back. RIC I 126; RSC 21. VF, toned, light marks.

The capricorn represents Augustus’ birth sign and appeared often as a coin type during his reign. Adding the cornucopia, or horn of plenty, to the back of the capricorn symbolizes the prosperity brought about by the emperor.