Live auction - brm_908807 - AUGUSTUS As

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Estimate :	90 €
Price :	45 €
Maximum bid :	45 €
End of the sale :	09 April 2024 15:09:39
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : As

Date: 34-37

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 8,33 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Usure importante mais régulière. Revers agréable. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

C.247 (2f.) - RIC.82 - BMC/RE.155 - BN/R.136 - MAR.- - RCV.1790 (600$) - MAR.- - MRK.2 /146 (500€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : DIVVS. AVGVSTVS. PATER.

Obverse description : Tête radiée d'Auguste à gauche (O1).

Obverse translation : “Divus Augustus Pater”, (le divin Auguste père).

Reverse

Reverse legend : S|C.

Reverse description : Aigle debout de face sur un globe la tête à droite, les ailes déployées.

Commentary

Ce type avec la tête radiée n’est pas un dupondius, mais un as. Il est possible que l’aigle du revers ait appartenu à une statue qui se trouvait dans le temple de Jupiter Capitolin.