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Aureus with bust of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
15–13 B.C.
Mint: Lugdunum
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.77 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.638
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Augustus right, border of dots.
AVGVSTVS DIVI.F
Reverse: Bull, right, head lowered, pawing the ground and lashing his tail.
Lline border in exergue: IMP X
AVGVSTVS DIVI.F
Reverse: Bull, right, head lowered, pawing the ground and lashing his tail.
Lline border in exergue: IMP X
ProvenanceDate unknown before 1957: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 12, 1973; reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, 10/12/1977