| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: Ancients Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AV aureus (20mm, 7.79 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5, bankers mark, light graffito. Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. AVGVSTVS-DIVI•F, bare head of Augustus right; dotted border / IMP•-X, Apollo Citharoedus of Actium, standing facing, head left, plectrum in right hand, lyre in left; ACT in exergue, linear border. Calicó 215a. RIC I 170. A pretty example well-struck on a lustrous, silky flan. Ex Numismatic Ars Classica, Auction 100 (29 May 2017), lot421; Numismatic Ars Classica Auction, Auction 84 (20 May 2015), lot 1731. Part of a larger series of Actium issues, this reverse type references the temple of Apollo at Actium which overlooked the sea where Octavian defeated the combined naval forces of Marc Antony and Cleopatra VII. The Actium series of coins was one of several tools used by Octavian to solidify his political legacy and celebrate his 'divinely' won victory over the Antonian-Ptolemaic fleet. Soon after, he installed a monument dedicated to Mars, Neptune and Apollo on the very spot his tent previously rested; renovated the temple of Apollo; established a new city, Nicopolis, which connected several regional communities; and eventually founded the Actian games to take place in this new city. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-augustus-27-bc-ad-14-av-aureus-20mm-779-gm-6h-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-3-5-bankers-mark-light-graffito/a/3115-31050.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |  |
