Hello, newby here. I recently bought a 7 b.c. Augustus as minted by Otho. I wanted to know if anyone sees anything fishy about it because there seems to be pits and black marks on the coins. Thank you and make sure to post some of you Augustus coins!
Looks okay to me. Here are mine that are in a similar state (off center, areas of flatness, worn in places, etc): Augustus, Ruled 27 BC – 14 AD AE As, Rome Mint Issued 7 BC by Publius Lurius Agrippa, triumvir monetalis Obverse: CAESAR•AVGVST•PONT•MAX TRIBVNIC POT; bare head of Augustus to right. Reverse: P•LVRIVS•AGRIPPA•IIIVIR•A•A•A•F•F•, Legend surrounding large S•C. References: Sear 1686, RIC 427 Size: 29mm, 9.28g Augustus, Ruled 27 BC – 14 AD AE As, Issued 15 BC by Cn. Piso, moneyer. Rome Mint Obverse: CAESAR•AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC•POTEST•, bare head right. Reverse: CN•PISO•CN•F•IIIVIR•A•A•A•F•F•, legend surrounding large S•C. References: RIC 382, Sear 1681 Size: 28mm, 10.69g
I have to say that these two photos in particular were taken by @Severus Alexander when the coins were up for auction in AMCC Auction 1. He takes much better photos than I. These are my photos of the two coins:
Welcome aboard the board! Looks good to my amateur eye. How long have you been collecting? Oh and since I don't have a Otho as the monier here's another bronze Augustus of mine: Augustus SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ As 24mm,. Struck circa 27-25 BC. Bare head right / AVGVSTVS within laurel wreath. McAlee190; RPC I 4100. Good VF
Welcome to CT, @Clonecommanderavgvsvs ! Good to have another fellow medieval collector on board. Also, your Augustus as looks perfectly fine to me. Below are my own SC as of Augustus, and, just to give a proper welcome to you, one of my nicer medieval bracteates. Augustus, Roman Empire, as, 15 BC, Rome mint, moneyer: Lucius Naevius Surdinus. Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBUNIC POTEST, bareheaded head of Augustus right. Rev; L SVRDINUS III VIR AAAFF, large SC. 26mm, 10.62g. Ref: RIC I, 386. Ex Brian Bucklan. Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Albrecht von Käfernburg, bracteate penny, ca. 1220–1232. Obv: OICI – IVSDV; St. Maurice, nimbate and wearing armour, standing facing, holding cross and lance flag; below, church building with two towers an an arch; inside, cranium relic. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 23mm, 0.68g. Ref: Berger 1586; Slg. Hauswaldt 167; Slg. Bonhoff 712.
Welcome Worn but OK IMO too My own Salvius Otho as, with bust facing left : Augustus, As - 7 BC CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRBUNIC POT, Bare head of Augustus left M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR AAA FF, around SC 11.18 gr Ref : RCV # 1685 var, Cohen # 516 Q
Welcome aboard, and congratulations on scoring a nice coin. Since you're new to the hobby, I should point out that the Otho who minted your coin is not the same Otho who was declared emperor during the civil war of A.D. 69. I assume he was a descendant, though. Does anyone know for sure? Grandson, perhaps?
Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Roman Æ as, 8.41 g, 26.1 mm, 10 h. Lugdunum, 10 BC - 6 BC. Obv: CAESAR PONT MAX, laureate head, right. Rev: ROM ET AVG, altar of Roma and Augustus, flanked by two columns, each surmounted by a statue of Victory. Refs: RIC 230; BMCRE 549-556; Cohen 240; RCV 1690; CBN 1634.
