Augustus Coin

Roman Empire - Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) Silver Denarius (3.90 g, 18 mm.) Lugdunum (Lyon, France), 2 BC - 12 AD

Laureate head of Augustus facing right. AVGVSTI F COS DESIGN PRINC IVVENT, CL CAESARES in exergue, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, left and right, standing and looking forward, each wearing a toga and resting a hand on one of the two shields placed on the ground between them ; behind the shields, two crossed spears; above, on the left, a lituum on the right, and on the right, a simpulum on the left.

RIC 210; BMC 540; Cohen 43. Very fine, with original luster still present in some areas.

Includes certificate of authenticity.