Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15Auction date: 1 June 2024
Lot number: 229

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Divus Augustus, died AD 14. Dupondius (Orichalcum, 29 mm, 16.39 g, 7 h), Rome, struck under Gaius (Caligula), 37-41. DIVVS•AVGVSTVS / S - C Radiate head of Divus Augustus to left. Rev. CONSENSV•SENAT•ET•EQ•ORDIN•P•Q•R• Gaius, togate, seated to left on curule chair, holding olive branch in his right hand and globe in his left. BMC 88. Cohen 87. RIC 56. A splendid piece with a wonderful deep green patina. Light deposits and with small spots of corrosion, otherwise, extremely fine.


Ex Leu 11, 14 May 2022, 229 and from the collection of M. P. Vautier & Prof. M. Collignon, Naville II, 12-14 June 1922, 95.

Estimate: 5000 CHF