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Message:: [QUOTE="Romancollector, post: 4801673, member: 106319"]Hey everyone, Thought I'd share my mini haul of Augustan silver. I was going to wait until the month of Augustus' birthday, which is September, but I am too impatient and excited to share.....So here they are! Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)AR Quinarius[ATTACH=full]1166024[/ATTACH]Date: 25-23 BC, struck under P. CarisiaObv: AVGVST, bare head right.Rev: P CARISI LEG, Victory standing right crowning trophy, dagger and curved sword at base.Diameter: 14.5mmWeight: 1.81 gramsMint: EmeritaRIC I 1aEx: Stack’s Bowers, CNG (Feature auction 112) Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)AR Denarius[ATTACH=full]1166025[/ATTACH]Date: 8 BCObv: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head right.Rev: C CAES, Gaius Caesar on horseback galloping right, eagle between vexilla behind; AVGVS dot F below.Diameter: 18mmWeight: 3.8 gramsMint: LugdunumRIC I 199Ex: Stack’s Bowers Augustus (27 BC-AD 14)AR Denarius[ATTACH=full]1166026[/ATTACH]Date: 2 BC-AD 13Obv: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right.Rev: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, & in field above, a lituus right & simpulum left.Diameter: 19mmWeight: 3.59 gramsMint: LugdunumRIC I 207Ex: Stack’s Bowers Feel free to post anything you feel is relevant![/QUOTE]