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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 132 | Auction date: 18 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 736 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 2,792 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 (21mm, 3.80 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Caesaraugusta?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Head right, wearing oak wreath / DIVVS • IVLIVS across field, comet with eight rays and tail. RIC I 37a; RSC 98. Lightly toned, hairlines. Near EF. Struck on a broad flan with full legends. This denarius reflects Augustus' use of his coinage to convey a political message. The obverse shows him wearing the corona civica, an oak wreath awarded to an individual who had personally saved a citizen (in Augustus' case it was the citizen body of the Roman world). The reverse depicts the comet which made a continuous daylight appearance during July 44 BC, and was associated with the deification of Julius Caesar. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
