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Denarius with head of Augustus

Roman
Imperial Period
about 19–18 B.C.
Mint: Spain, Uncertain (Colonia Caesaraugusta?)

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.171
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, to right.
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: A wreath, the whole within a plain border.
Above wreath: OB.CIVIS below wreath: SERVATOS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)