Description
Roman Empire. Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC - AD14. Cistophorus ca. 27-26 BC. Silver 11.98 g.; 26.5 mm.
Obverse: Bare head of Augustus to right. Obverse caption: IMP•CAE-SAR // Reverse: Capricorn to right, head to left, bearing cornucopiae on its back; all within laurel wreath. Reverse caption: AVGVSTVS
RIC: 493. RPC: 2211.
Remarkable example, well-centered, covered with an awesome cabinet patina! Very rare in this state of conservation. Almost uncirculated AU 55-58
Provenance Details
Ex Auction Jacques Schulman 217, Amsterdam 1949, Nr, 281;
Ex UBS 78, 2008, 1255.
From A. H. Drijfhout van Hoof Collection.
Comment
Cistophorus struck in Asia Minor, in an uncertain mint, Possibly Pergamon (Mysia) or Ephesus (Ionia). Type very close to RIC 477/RPC 2213 but differs slightly in the eye of the portrait and the attachment of the crown on the reverse.
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