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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 4955981, member: 75525&quot;]Had an interesting day watching the Themis auction. I only bid on halves, and won both&nbsp; - a cut Augustus denarii and a half Libra scale weight. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191259[/ATTACH] </p><p>Octavian as Augustus Cut Denarius</p><p>AR Denarius. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 8 BC.</p><p>Obv - [AVGVS]TVS DIVI[ • F], [laureate] head right</p><p>Rev - [IMP • XIIII in exergue], on right, Augustus, bareheaded and togate, seated left, extending his right hand toward a cloaked man on left, presenting a child</p><p>1.40 grams</p><p>19 mm</p><p>RIC I 201a</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191260[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Square Byzantine Commercial Scale Weight, Bronze</p><p>Six Uncia or half a Roman pound / Libra / As</p><p>Obv - Γ S on either side of a cross, inscriptions are inside a wreath, the top corners have two petal flowers</p><p>Rev – blank back has either weight adjustment marks, graffiti or scratches</p><p>161.33 grams</p><p>Similar to Bendall 58[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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