Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3638 Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $250
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SOLD $240
AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Lyons mint, issued 15-13 B.C. (3.77 grams), obv. bare head of Augustus to right, around AVG[VSTVS] DIVI F, rev. IMP to left X to right, in exergue ACT, Apollo Citharoedus in long drapery, standing to left, right hand holds plectrum and left hand a lyre, (S.487, RIC 171a, C.144, BMC 461). Off centred, very fine and rare.
Ex. Sotheby's, London, auction sale May 23, 1979 (lot 90). The issue refers to the battle of Actium, the greatest and most important of all victories of Augustus.
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