Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck 17-16 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS below, capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back. RIC I 126; RSC 21; BMCRE 346-8 = BMCRR Rome 4374-6; BN 1266-7. Beautiful cabinet tone. Superb EF. Wonderful portrait. Struck with fresh dies. Exceptional. Ex Alba Longa Collection (Áureo & Calicó 339, 14 November 2019), lot 1164; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (17 May 2001), lot 356.
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