Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4135 Session 14 (4.30pm Thu 27th March) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $650
AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia), issued c.18 B.C. (3.60 g), obv. laureate head of Augustus to right around CAESARI AVGVSTO, rev. domed hexastyle temple of Mars Ultor, containing legionary eagle between two standards, across MAR VLT, (S.1623, RIC 105a, RSC 190, BMC 373). Banker's mark on neck, grey tone, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
The small temple of Mars the Avenger (Mars Ultor) was situated on the Capitol and was built specially to house the legionary standards of Crassus and Antony recovered by Augustus from Phraates IV of Parthia.
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