Aureus - Augustus AEGYPTO CAPTA

€248,093.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year27 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#546, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.546
Obverse descriptionHead of Augustus, bare, right; below neck, small capricorn, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVST COS VII
(Translation: Imperator Caesari Divi Filius Augustus Consul Septimus. Supreme commander (Imperator), son of the divine Caesar, Augustus, consul for the seventh time.)
Reverse descriptionHippopotamus right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAEGYPTO CAPTA
(Translation: Aegypto Capta. Conquest of Egypt.)
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MintageND (-27)  - -
Catalog ID2631874880
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