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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000749      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 - 14 BC-AD Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     19-18 BC Weight:     7.88 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     AVGVSTVS Obverse Description:     Bare head right Reverse Legend:     S • P • Q • R / CL • V Reverse Description:     Victory flying facing, head left, wings spread, holding with both hands a round shield inscribed CL • V Mint:     Spanish mint - Emerita Primary Reference:     RIC - Reference2:     Calico 287 Reference3:     BMCRE - Reference4:     BMCRR Rome -; BN - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115172 Grade:     Superb EF, lustrous and lightly toned, small owner's mark in lower left field on reverse Notes:     Extremely rare, apparently the second known. From the Michael F. Price Collection (Stack's, 3 December 1996), lot 105. The example illustrated in Calico was sold in Leu 87 (6 May 2003), lot 1 = Numismatic Fine Arts XXII (1 June 1989), lot 30. That example also exhibited the same owner's mark on the reverse, which is also visible on lot 761 below. Victory is holding the golden shield, the clypeus virtutis, that the Senate presented to Augustus in 26 BC.

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