Lotto 524:
Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). AR Denarius, Spanish mint (Emerita?). Obv. Bare head right. Rev. AVGVSTVS. Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; above, cornucopiae. RIC I (2nd ed.) 126; C. 21. 3.64 g. 20.5 mm. R. Rare and fascinating issue. Oval flan, light toning, with iridescent hues. VF. Perhaps for the fortieth birthday of Augustus, whose features seem drawn; he was critically ill in 25 and 23 AD[...]. (Italo Vecchi, A Collection of the Coinage of Augustus, New York 1997, lot 46 note).
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