Classical Numismatic Group - Electronic Auction 553, Lot 361
PHOENICIA, Berytus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (21mm, 6.28 g, 12h). P. Quinctilius Varus, legatus Syriae. Struck 6-4 BC. Bare head right / Two legionary aquilae between two signa. Sawaya Series 18, 272 (D62/R121); RPC I 4535; Rouvier 493. Brown patina, roughness, minor deposits, cleaning scratches. Near VF.
From the J.K. Biblical Collection. Ex Agora Auctions 78 (30 October 2018), lot .
Up until his final battle, Publius Quinctilius Varus was one of the most celebrated of Augustus' generals. ...