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Electronic Auction 490

Lot nuber 231

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 10h). Rome mint; L. Vinicius, moneyer. Struck 16 BC.


Electronic Auction 490
Lot: 231.
 Estimated: $ 500

Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.68 g, 10h). Rome mint; L. Vinicius, moneyer. Struck 16 BC. Equestrian statue of Augustus riding right on a low square pedestal inscribed S • P • Q • R/ IMP/ CAES in three lines; all before city wall with arched entrance / Cippus inscribed S • P • Q • R/ IMP • CAE/ QVOD • V/ M • S • EX/ EA • P • QIS/ AD • A • DE in six lines. RIC I 362; RSC 543. Toned, obverse softly struck, hairline flan crack. VF. Rare.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 960.

Statues to Augustus were erected near the Porta Flaminia, outside the city. The obverse of this coin may represent one of them.

Closing Date and Time: 21 April 2021 at 11:16:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.