| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61351 | Auction date: 11 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 24022 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,579 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 3.69 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Spain (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 18-16 BC. Bare head of Augustus right with well-manicured hair; linear border / AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder, bearing cornucopia on back; linear border. RIC I 126. Marvelous cabinet toning throughout. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 830. After visiting the astrologer Theogenes at Apollonia around 45/44 BC with his friend Agrippa, Augustus (then Octavian) became more assured of his destined greatness. Suetonius, the ancient Roman historian, mentions that Augustus, inspired by the astrological significance of his birth under the sign of Capricorn, issued a silver coin bearing this sign. This coinage symbolically represented not only Augustus's belief in the protective and auspicious power of Capricorn, but also served as a potent emblem of his destined leadership and the commencement of a new era of Roman rule under his auspices. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-18mm-369-gm-6h-ngc-xf-5-5-4-5/a/61351-24022.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61351-12112023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
