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Aureus with head of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
11–10 B.C.
Mint: Lugdunum
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.82 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number53.2016
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, laureate, right.
AVGVSTVS DIVI F
Reverse: Apollo Citharoedus, standing, right, holding plectrum in right hand
and lyre in left.
To right and left: IMP XII in exergue: ACT
AVGVSTVS DIVI F
Reverse: Apollo Citharoedus, standing, right, holding plectrum in right hand
and lyre in left.
To right and left: IMP XII in exergue: ACT
ProvenanceBy 1953: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. auction 12, June 11-13, 1953, lot 792); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 10, 1953, for $ 180.13