| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61373 | Auction date: 5 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Ancients Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR cistophorus (26mm, 11.97 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Pergamum, 19-18 BC. IMP•IX•TR-PO V, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•R• / SIGNIS / RECEPTIS, legend in three lines in opening of triumphal arch decorated with aquila on each wall and inscribed IMP•IX•TR•POT•V and surmounted by halted quadriga right with charioteer holding four sets of reins. RIC I 510. RPC I 2218. At the eastern end of the Roman Forum once stood the Arch of Augustus. Erected in 20/19 BC, it spanned the Via Sacra between the Temples of Castor and Pollux, and the Temple of Divus Iulius. This arch was built to honor Augustus' recovery of the legionary eagles (aquilae) lost in Parthia by Crassus and Antony. It is believed to have replaced an earlier structure, likely a single arch celebrating the victory at Actium. Despite its current state of partial preservation, this numismatic evidence remains crucial in piecing together its original appearance. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-cistophorus-26mm-1197-gm-11h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-2-5/a/61373-22026.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61373-05052024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
