My New Augustus

As a dealer I buy countless thousands of coins all the time. But, I buy maybe one a year for myself. Usually less than that. I got this today from CNG. When I saw it I just had to buy it. It is scarce (some may call it rare) and not the highest grade example, but for eye appeal its the nicest to me. Anyone else have one?


LYCIAN LEAGUE. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Cragus mint. Struck circa 27-20 BC. Bare head right / Lyre; palm frond to right. Troxell, Lycia111; RPC I 3307; SNG von Aulock 4311-2; BMC 25. Near VF, toned.

From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.

 

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Talk about bug eye! Love it. The reverse is really nice, and the coin seems scarce.

 

Thats a neat coin, never seen the type either. And I agree with JW, very bug eye.

 

Very nice!

I have not seen that type before.

John

 

Interesting coin. I've never seen one quite like it.

 

Sweet coin for any collection Ken!

 

Not a type I have seen before. Congratulations.

 

That's a nice addition, I'm unfamiliar with the type as well.

 

with a nice matte silver tone

 

I have been looking for a nice denarius of Augustus for a while. The OP coin would be a great addition to any collection. I find that I really like the anepigraphic obverses.

 

Great CNG-score ... Bug-eyes are super cool, but I love the lyre as well

congrats Ken

 

Very cool Ken, super pickup!!! it even has your initials on it K D.

 

Love that coin, new to me. Kinda reminds me of the song "Whistle while you work!"...

 

Great pick-up Ken, reminds of this coin I bought from Vcoins a few years ago. I wonder if the mints that produced these coins were in close proximity. Here's my bug eye.

 

It certainly stands out from the usual run of Augustus's silver coins. Nice catch!

 

Very interesting coin, Ken. I'll bet it feels good to store one away with your collection and not instantly prepare it for resale.
The type with Augustus, instead of Apollo, and one lyre, instead of two, does seem to be rare. Congratulations, bro!

 

Well, KP anyway and I did that plenty in the Navy!

 

Cool pick-up Ken and one I haven't seen before either.

Seriously, You only add one coin a year to your collection, while purchasing so many for business?? I would be sooo tempted to keep a few more for myself, but then I just returned to collecting---basically starting all over again--- January, 2015 and I'm sure you already have an impressive collection of your own.

 

I like your coin Ken that I've never seen before.

 

Cool Augustus for sure! Nice type with the lyre reverse.