417, Lot: 408. Estimate $500. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BYZACIUM, Hadrumentum. Augustus, with Caius and Lucius Caesars. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ “Sestertius” (36mm, 26.86 g, 8h). P. Quinctilius Varus, proconsul. Struck 8-7 BC. HADR [AVGVSTVS], bare head of Augustus right; lituus at point of bust / L • CAE F above, [C • CAE F] below, bare heads of Caius and Lucius Caesars vis-à-vis. RPC I 775; MAA 86; Müller,
Afrique 32; SNG Copenhagen –. Fine, dark green and brown patina with touches of red, reverse struck off center. Extremely rare, only two in CoinArchives.