Augustus (Octavian)

Augustus

726 - 767 A.U.C. (27 BC - 14 A.D.)

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Augustus, AE26, Ephesus, RIC I 486, Wreath

Coin: AE26

Obverse: CAESAR, Bare headed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: AVGVSTVS, within a Laurel Wreath.

Weight: 12.93 g
Diameter: 26.5 x 25.6 x 2.8 mm
Die axis: 0°
Weight: Ephesus, struck in 25 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 486

Note: Ex-Dr. Hubert Lanz collection

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Augustus, AR Denarius, Lyon, RIC I 171a, IMP X, Actium

Coin: AR Denarius, commemorating Augustus' Victory at Actium in 31 B.C, 

(though he did not physically take part in it).

Obverse: AVGVSTVS - DIVI ● F, Bare headed bust facing to the right.
Reverse: Apollo Citharoedus, standing to the left, wearing a long robe, 

holding a  Plectrum in his right hand and a Lyre with his left. 

IMP-X across the fields, ACT in exergue.

Weight: 3.57 g
Diameter: 18 x 17.3 x 1.3 mm
Die axis: 110°
Weight: Lugdunum, struck between 15-13 B.C.
Reference: RIC I 171a

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Augustus, AE Semis, Philippi, RPC 1651, VIC AVG

Coin: AE Semis

Obverse: Victoria, standing to the left, upon a base,
holding a wreath with her right hand and a palm branch with her left.  
VIC - AVG across the fields.
Reverse: COHOR PRAE PHIL, around Three Vexillæ.

Weight: 4.77 g

Diameter: 19 x 18 x 2 mm
Die axis: 180°

Mint: Philippi, in commemoration of the battle in 42 B.C.

Reference: RPC 1651 

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Augustus, AE20, Antioch, SNG Copenhagen 95, Zeus

Augustus, AE20, Antioch, SNG Copenhagen 95, Ram, Aries, reverse

Coin: AE 20

Obverse: Laureate bust of Zeus, facing to the right.
Reverse: ANTIΩ-K-EΩN MHTPΩ-ΠΩΛEΩΣ, around Aries, running to the right, 
his head turned back to the left, looking at an eight rayed star (✵) above him.  
ΔM (Actian Year 44, 13 A.D.) below.

Weight: 6.77 g
Diameter: 20 x 19.8 x 2.3 mm
Die axis: 310°
Mint: Antioch, Syria
Reference: SNG Copenhagen 95 
 
Bought by Mr. Oscar Garin Echeverria on 7/5/2013 for £28.00
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On the  22/5/2013, less than two weeks after he opened an "Item Not Received Case" on eBay.
All coins are posted from London, U.K.
His hometown is actually Santiago, Chile.
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Augustus, AE22, Amphipolis, RPC I 1627, Artemis

 Coin: AE 22

Obverse: AMΦIΠO-ΛEITΩN, bust of Artemis Tauropolos, 
facing to the right, her Bow and Quiver over her left shoulder.
Reverse: KAIΣAP - ΣEBAΣTOΣ, Augustus, raising his right hand in salutation, 
standing to the left, upon a Dais, decorated with three Bucrania, 
being crowned with a Wreath by Genius.

Weight: 12.08 g
Diameter: 22 x 24 x 2.5 mm
Die axis: 40°
Mint: Amphipolis, Macedonia
Reference: R.P.C. I 1627, B.M.C. 5.52,77
Rated Scarce
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Augustus, AE22, Thessalonica, RPC 1557, Countermarked

 
Coin: AE 22 Assarius, Countermarked
 
Obverse: Bare headed bust facing to the right. 
Countermarks of AVG, TICAE (Tiberius Caesar) 
and Subsequently an S (which may signify the coins downgrading to a Semis).
Reverse: A laurel Wreath.

Weight: 7.69 g
Diameter: 22 x 23 x 1.8 mm
Die axis: 0°
Reference: R.P.C. 1557
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Augustus, AE22, Thessalonica, RPC 1557, Countermarked, AVG ⏊ICA

 Coin: AE 22 Assarius, Countermarked
 
Obverse: Bare headed bust facing to the right. 
Countermarks of AVG, ⏊I●CA (Tiberius Caesar).
Reverse: S C within a laurel Wreath.

Weight: 6.97 g
Diameter: 22.5 x 25.2 x 1.4 mm
Die axis: 0°
Reference: R.P.C. 1557

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