Lot 521
Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius. 3.83g. Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), Silver Denarius. 3.83g. Mint of Lugdunum, 8 BC. AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus facing right. Rev. C CAES above, AVGVS F in exergue, Gaius Caesar on horseback galloping right, holding reins and sword, legionary eagle between two standards behind (RIC 199; Giard 69; BMC 500-2; RSC 40). Lustrous surfaces, virtually as struck with hints of golden iridescense, nearly mint state. Very rare. The reverse shows Gaius Caesar, the eldest son of Agrippa and Julia and the grandson of Augustus, in his first campaigns in Gaul - at the tender age of 12.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Gorny & Mosch Auction 203, 5 March 2012, lot 316.
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