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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61605 | Auction date: 15 March 2026 |
| Lot number: 23029 Price realized: 2,200 USD (Approx. 1,909 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.76 gm, 7h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 4/5, edge cut. Uncertain Spanish mint (Caesaraugusta?), ca. 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Augustus left / DIVVS-IVLIVS, eight-rayed comet with tail upwards. RIC I 37b. Flashes of cerulean and amber toning. A comet that appeared in summer 44 BC was held to signal Julius Caesar's ascension to the heavens, and proved quite useful in Octavian's effort to get the Senate to deify his adoptive father. The memory of Caesar's deification was revived in connection with Augustus' proposal to hold the Saecular Games in 17 BC, and the "Julian star" is featured on his coinage in the years leading up to the event. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/augustus-27-bc-ad-14-ar-denarius-19mm-376-gm-7h-ngc-choice-fine-5-5-4-5-edge-cut/p/61605-12001.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61605-03152026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 8230482002 |  |
