Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC.CNG Feature Auction 114 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.91 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 64/3a (D264/R287); Calicó 235; BMCRE 492 = BMCRR Gaul 215; BN 1451-1452; Biaggi 123; Jameson –; Mazzini 174. A couple of bankers’ marks and a scrape on obverse, a few minor marks. Good VF. |