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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:     II-307      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 B.C. - A.D. 14 Metal:     Orichalcum Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 15 Weight:     25.55 g Obverse Legend:     OB CIVIS SERVATOS Obverse Description:     Oak wreath between two laurel branches Reverse Legend:     C PLOTIVS RFVS III VIR A A A F F / S C Reverse Description:     C PLOTIVS RFVS (sic) III VIR A A A F F around large S C Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC Unlisted Photograph Credit:     Gemini Numismatic Auctions, LLC Source:     http://geminiauctions.com Price Sold For:     600 USD Date Sold:     1/11/2006 Notes:     Gemini II, Lot 307 Moneyer C. Plotius Rufus Legend variant of BMCRE 147, CBN 491, Cohen 501, and RIC 387. Beautiful green and blue patina. Some surface scratches. Very rare in this condition. Extremely fine. The first V is omitted in the moneyer's name RVFVS, an error not previously recorded on a sestertius, though a dupondius of this moneyer in Turin is reported to show the same error, Willers, Kupferpragung, no. 142, citing Fabretti 4283

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