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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:     77000731      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 BC-AD 14 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 19-18 Weight:     3.79 g Die Axis:     7 h Obverse Legend:     CAESAR AVGVSTVS Obverse Description:     Head left, wearing oak wreath Reverse Legend:     DIVVS • IVLIVS Reverse Description:     DIVVS • IVLIVS across field, comet with eight rays and tail Mint:     Spanish Primary Reference:     RIC 037b Reference2:     RSC 097 Reference3:     BMCRE 326-7 = BMCRR Gaul 138-9 Reference4:     BN 1298-304 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115154 Grade:     Good VF, lightly toned. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 731 This denarius reflects Augustus’ use of his coinage to convey a political message. The obverse shows him wearing the corona civica, an oak wreath awarded to an individual who had personally saved a citizen (in Augustus' case it was the citizen body of the Roman world). The reverse depicts the comet which made a continuous daylight appearance during July 44 BC, and was associated with the deification of Julius Caesar.

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