Civil War. AD 68-69. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.75 g, 6h). ‘Augustus’ Group. Uncertain mint in Spain or Gaul. 3 April-mid June AD 68. Bare head of Augustus right / AVGVSTVS below, capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back. RIC I 82; AM A2; RSC 21a; BMCRE 45-6; BN 48. Toned, light scratches and marks under tone. Good VF. Very rare.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 18 (18 December 2021), lot 2663; Leu Numismatik AG Web Auction 16 (22 May 2021), lot 3346; Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 829 corr. (misdescribed as a denarius of Augustus).
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