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Aureus with head of Octavian
Roman
Republican Period
about 40 B.C.
Mint: Gaul
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 8.10 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1625
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Octavian, bare headed, bearded, right.
C.CAESAR.COS.PON ligature T A ligature VG.
Reverse: Laureate head of Julius Caesar, right.
C.CAESAR.DICT.PERP.PON ligatureT.M ligature A X.
C.CAESAR.COS.PON ligature T A ligature VG.
Reverse: Laureate head of Julius Caesar, right.
C.CAESAR.DICT.PERP.PON ligatureT.M ligature A X.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Robert Jameson Collection; by 1913: with Feuardent Freres, 4, Rue Louvois, 4, Paris (Collection R. Jameson, vol. 2, no. 6); by 1963: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., 32 Rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; November 13, 1963: purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd.