| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3292 Price realized: 1,200 CHF (Approx. 1,364 USD / 1,267 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.70 g, 5 h), uncertain mint in Spain (Colonia Patricia?), circa 19-18 BC. CAESAR AVGVSTVS Head of Augustus to left, wearing oak wreath. Rev. DIVVS • IVLIVS Sidus Iulium: eight-rayed comet with tail upward. BMC 326. Cohen 97. RIC 37b. Lightly toned and with an attractive reverse. Banker's mark on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. From an American collection of Roman Republican and Imperatorial coins, Leu Web Auction 24, 3-6 December 2022, 486, ex Martí Hervera/Soler y Llach 1068, 25 October 2011, 182. The 'star' on the reverse of this beautiful piece is the Sidus Iulium, a comet that appeared during the festivities held by Octavian in honor of Venus Genetrix on 20-23 July 44 BC, and was subsequently connected to Caesar's deification. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
