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Denarius with head of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
about 18 B.C.
Mint: Spain, Uncertain (Colonia Patricia?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.72 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.562
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, laureate, left.
AVGVSTO CAESARI (written around right to left)
Reverse: Quadriga moving to left. Car ornamented with Victories on front and side; in it an eagle and four miniature horses galloping to left.
In exergue: S P Q R
AVGVSTO CAESARI (written around right to left)
Reverse: Quadriga moving to left. Car ornamented with Victories on front and side; in it an eagle and four miniature horses galloping to left.
In exergue: S P Q R
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.;June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 25.00