Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC.Electronic Auction 490 Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 10 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC. ΛVGVSTVS DIVI • F, laureate head right / IMP • XIIII in exergue, on right, Augustus, bareheaded and togate, seated left on curule chair set on low daïs, extending his right hand toward a cloaked Gaul or German on left, standing right, presenting a child held out in both hands toward Augustus. RIC I 200; Lyon 64 (unlisted dies); Calicó 235; BMCRE 492 = BMCRR Gaul 215; BN 1451-2; Biaggi 123; Mazzini 174. Some scrapes. VF. |