| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61351 | Auction date: 11 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 24023 Price realized: 1,200 USD (Approx. 1,114 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 (19mm, 3.78 gm, 7h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5. Spain (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 17-16 BC. Bare head of Augustus left; linear border / AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder, cornucopia on back; linear border. RIC I 130. Attractively toned specimen. 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-19mm-378-gm-7h-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-4-5/a/61351-24023.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61351-12112023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
