Seller's photo My photo after I did some cleaning, couldn't be more happier! Not only it's my bucket list coin, but also got it for a fraction of what it costs. Augustus AR Denarius (3.32 gm), Lugdunum mint. circa 15-13 BC. Obv.: AVGVSTVS DIVI•F, bare headright with chopmarks. Rev.: IMP•X Bull butting to right. Disclaimer: I'm not encouraging novice collectors to go shopping for ancient coins on eBay. You need to know what you are looking for, which only comes from years in this hobby to tell a coin if it looks 'right' or not.
AUGUSTUS 27 BC - AD 14 AR Denarius. 3.51g, 19.3mm MINTED: Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 15 BC REF: RIC I 167a; Lyon 19; RSC 137 OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right. REVERSE: Bull butting right, left forefoot raised, lashing his tail; IMP • X in exergue. Ex. Minotaur Coins
Denarius of Caesar Augustus, Obverse AVGUSTVS DIVI F, (son of divine (Julius) having been adopted by Julius Caesar.) Reverse: IMP X Imperator year 10 which identifies a military victory by Tiberius over the Pannonians in 15 BC. Therefore that is the date of this coin. The charging bull seen on this and many other coins of Augustus is thought to be a reference to his father's victory near the Greco-Italian city of Thurium (Thourioi in Lucania) over a rebellious band of slaves. Denarius, Sears variety # 1610
