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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3922444, member: 74968"]These are in no particular order. I had trouble trying to rank them.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033997[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 11h).</p><p>NGC VF, edge cut, scratch. Lugdunum, ca. 8 BC. </p><p>Obv: DIVI•F-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Augustus right </p><p>Rev: C•CAES / AVGVS F, Gaius Caesar on horseback galloping right, sword in left hand, reins in right; legionary eagle between two standards behind. </p><p>RIC I 199.</p><p> Purchased from Heritage Auctions</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033993[/ATTACH] </p><p>Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR denarius . </p><p>Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD Denarius </p><p>Lugdunum circa 13-14,</p><p>18mm., 3.56g. </p><p>Obv: Laureate head r.</p><p>Rev. Tiberius in triumphal quadriga r., holding laurel branch and eagle-tipped sceptre. </p><p>RSC 301. RIC 224.</p><p>Ex: Naville Numismatics Live auction 50 Lot 439 June 23, 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033991[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vitellius (AD 69). AR denarius </p><p>(18mm, 2.95 gm, 5h).</p><p>NGC VG 4/5 - 4/5. Rome.</p><p>Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head of Vitellius right </p><p>Rev: LIBERI IMP GERM AVG, bareheaded and draped busts of the children of Vitellius (Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Junior and Vitellia), facing one another. </p><p>RIC I 101. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ex: Heritage Auctions November 29, 2018 Lot 65074</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033992[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vitellius AR Denarius</p><p>69 CE</p><p>17 mm 3.32 g</p><p>Obv: A.VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG. TR P.: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right</p><p>Rev: L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR: Bust of Lucius Vitellius, laureate and draped, right; eagle-tipped sceptre in front</p><p>Very rare </p><p>RIC 99 RSC 2</p><p>Silbury coins January 27, 2019.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033995[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. <i>Augustus.</i> 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm </p><p>(27mm, 14.56 g, 12h). </p><p>In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 26 of the Caesarean Era (24/23 BC). </p><p>Obv: Diademed head of Philip I right within fillet border </p><p>Rev: Zeus Nicephorus seated left; monogram to inner left and below throne, ςK (date) and thunderbolt in exergue; all within wreath. </p><p>Prieur 19; McAlee 19 (<i>this coin illustrated</i>); RPC I 4142; SC 2491.16; HGC 9, 1360p. Toned, some porosity and surface striations. </p><p>Fine. Rare, seven known to Prieur, and two in CoinArchives.</p><p><i>From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased privately from Richard McAlee.</i></p><p>CNG E-Auction 451 Lot 272 September 4, 2019[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3922444, member: 74968"]These are in no particular order. I had trouble trying to rank them. [ATTACH=full]1033997[/ATTACH] Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18mm, 11h). NGC VF, edge cut, scratch. Lugdunum, ca. 8 BC. Obv: DIVI•F-AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Augustus right Rev: C•CAES / AVGVS F, Gaius Caesar on horseback galloping right, sword in left hand, reins in right; legionary eagle between two standards behind. RIC I 199. Purchased from Heritage Auctions [ATTACH=full]1033993[/ATTACH] Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR denarius . Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD Denarius Lugdunum circa 13-14, 18mm., 3.56g. Obv: Laureate head r. Rev. Tiberius in triumphal quadriga r., holding laurel branch and eagle-tipped sceptre. RSC 301. RIC 224. Ex: Naville Numismatics Live auction 50 Lot 439 June 23, 2019 [ATTACH=full]1033991[/ATTACH] Vitellius (AD 69). AR denarius (18mm, 2.95 gm, 5h). NGC VG 4/5 - 4/5. Rome. Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head of Vitellius right Rev: LIBERI IMP GERM AVG, bareheaded and draped busts of the children of Vitellius (Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Junior and Vitellia), facing one another. RIC I 101. Ex: Heritage Auctions November 29, 2018 Lot 65074 [ATTACH=full]1033992[/ATTACH] Vitellius AR Denarius 69 CE 17 mm 3.32 g Obv: A.VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG. TR P.: Head of Vitellius, laureate, right Rev: L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR: Bust of Lucius Vitellius, laureate and draped, right; eagle-tipped sceptre in front Very rare RIC 99 RSC 2 Silbury coins January 27, 2019. [ATTACH=full]1033995[/ATTACH] SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. [I]Augustus.[/I] 27 BC-AD 14. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.56 g, 12h). In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 26 of the Caesarean Era (24/23 BC). Obv: Diademed head of Philip I right within fillet border Rev: Zeus Nicephorus seated left; monogram to inner left and below throne, ςK (date) and thunderbolt in exergue; all within wreath. Prieur 19; McAlee 19 ([I]this coin illustrated[/I]); RPC I 4142; SC 2491.16; HGC 9, 1360p. Toned, some porosity and surface striations. Fine. Rare, seven known to Prieur, and two in CoinArchives. [I]From the Michel Prieur Collection, purchased privately from Richard McAlee.[/I] CNG E-Auction 451 Lot 272 September 4, 2019[/QUOTE]
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