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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:     77000555      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BYZACIUM City:     Hadrumentum Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 -14 BC-AD Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Sestertius Date Struck:     12-8 BC Weight:     29.48 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Legend:     HADR AVGVSTVS Obverse Description:     Bare head of Augustus to right; simpulum at point of bust; apex to left Reverse Legend:     CAESAR Reverse Description:     Bare head of Divus Julius Caesar to left; lituus at point of bust; six-rayed star to right Primary Reference:     RPC I 771 Reference2:     MAA 79 corr. (no simpulum) Reference3:     MÜller, Afrique 30 Reference4:     SNG Cop - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114978 Grade:     VF, dark green patina with orange overtones Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 555 Extremely rare. From the Patrick Villemur Collection. Ex Triton III (30 November 1999), lot 805 .Since the simpulum is not visible on the illustrated specimen, the authors of RPC made no mention of it in their attribution. The present coin is the only specimen struck well enough for all details to be visible.

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