Aureus - Augustus AVGVST

€248,085.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year17 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight8 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#539, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.539
Obverse descriptionYouthful head right, in oak-wreath.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCAESAR
Reverse descriptionCandelabrum ornamented with rams` heads and surmounted by crescent, within wreath entwined with bucrania and paterae.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAVGVST
(Translation: Augustus.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (-17)  - -
Catalog ID3439862470
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