Ancient Gold
Lot 1586 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $1,750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,000
AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), gold aureus, Lugdunum mint, issued A.D. 13-14, (7.70 grams), obv. laureate head of Augustus to right, around CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, rev. TI CAESAR TR POT XV, Tiberius in triumphal quadriga to right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and branch, (S.-, RIC 223[R3], BMC.508). Slightly off centred, otherwise good fine/nearly very fine and extremely rare
Ex Spink & Son, London. With ticket.
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