Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. VF.

Electronic Auction 565
Lot: 600.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. Herald of the secular games standing left, holding winged caduceus and round shield / Youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, [a comet with four rays and a tail]. RIC I 340; RSC 6 (Julius Caesar). Heavy pitting, roughness, deposits, a few marks. VF.

From the Sam Mansourati Collection. Ex Forvm Ancient Coins inventory SH73379; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 145 (9 August 2006), lot 254.

The Ludi Saeculares or Century Games had been celebrated in Rome since the 4th century BC. The disturbed times did not permit them to be held in 46 BC, and they were not reinstated by Augustus until 17 BC, when the first coins marking the event were struck.

Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 13:19:40 ET.

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