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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3312047, member: 74968"][USER=82270]@VDB[/USER] A truly wonderful coin with a nice provenance. Congrats on starting out with an excellent coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have consulted RIC (Roman Imperial Coins). It mentions that the coin was possibly minted at a North Peloponnesian mint. The description for the reverse of RIC 473 states: "No legend. Wreath intertwined with prows (corona rostrata), the ties arranged centrally."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my 2 silver coins of Augustus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]877384[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), 17-16 BC, (19 mm 3.73 g). </p><p>Obv: Bare head right </p><p>Rev: Augustus, Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back. </p><p>RIC I 126; RSC 21 SRCV (2000) 1592. </p><p>Purchased October 28, 2016 from vcoins store London Coin Galleries Ltd.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]877385[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR cistophorus</p><p> (25mm, 10.86 gm, 12h). </p><p>NGC VG 5/5 - 2/5.</p><p>Pergamum, ca. 27-26 BC.</p><p>Obv: IMP •-CAE-SAR, bare head of Augustus right </p><p>Rev: AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. </p><p>RIC I 477. RPC 2211. </p><p>Heritage Auctions August 30, 2018 Lot 231835[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3312047, member: 74968"][USER=82270]@VDB[/USER] A truly wonderful coin with a nice provenance. Congrats on starting out with an excellent coin. I have consulted RIC (Roman Imperial Coins). It mentions that the coin was possibly minted at a North Peloponnesian mint. The description for the reverse of RIC 473 states: "No legend. Wreath intertwined with prows (corona rostrata), the ties arranged centrally." Here are my 2 silver coins of Augustus [ATTACH=full]877384[/ATTACH] Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Denarius, Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), 17-16 BC, (19 mm 3.73 g). Obv: Bare head right Rev: Augustus, Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder between front hooves; cornucopia above its back. RIC I 126; RSC 21 SRCV (2000) 1592. Purchased October 28, 2016 from vcoins store London Coin Galleries Ltd. [ATTACH=full]877385[/ATTACH] Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR cistophorus (25mm, 10.86 gm, 12h). NGC VG 5/5 - 2/5. Pergamum, ca. 27-26 BC. Obv: IMP •-CAE-SAR, bare head of Augustus right Rev: AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, head left, bearing cornucopia on back; all within laurel wreath. RIC I 477. RPC 2211. Heritage Auctions August 30, 2018 Lot 231835[/QUOTE]
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