| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 560 | Auction date: 17 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 660 Price realized: 750 USD (Approx. 705 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. AR Denarius (17mm, 4.05 g, 4h). Rome mint; M. Sanquinius, moneyer. Struck 17 BC. Herald of the secular games standing left, holding winged caduceus and round shield / Youthful, laureate head of deified Julius Caesar right; above, a comet with four rays and a tail. RIC I 340; RSC 6 (Julius Caesar). Toned, a few light scratches, small scrape. VF. The Ludi Saeculares or Century Games had been celebrated in Rome since the 4th century BC. The disturbed times did not permit them to be held in 46 BC, and they were not reinstated by Augustus until 17 BC, when the first coins marking the event were struck. Estimate: 400 USD |  |
