Laureate head of Augustus right on obverse. Caius Caesar on horseback galloping right holding sword and reins on reverse, with aquila and two signa to left

Augustus, the first Roman emperor, ruled from 27 BC until AD 14 and by 8 BC was consolidating the dynastic future of the principate by promoting his grandsons as heirs.

Gaius Caesar, the elder grandson and adopted son of Augustus, is shown here in a martial guise associating him with the legions; he was groomed for succession but died in AD 4 from a wound sustained in Armenia, never reaching the throne.

Iridescent toning, porous surfaces, cleaning scratches

Deeply toned with a pair of bankers' marks on obverse, edge tests and scrapes

Darkly toned horn silver with smoothing, scratches, small edge chip, and edge flaws

Attractively toned with some pitting and a few scratches. Struck with a slightly worn reverse die. Minor edge marks.

Weakly struck in areas with light surface scratches and minor wear consistent with circulation.

Toned with a couple of bankers' marks on obverse, porosity, a few minor scratches on reverse, and shallow edge test cut.

Toned with graffiti in the form of numerous minor indentations, some minor roughness and scratches.

Toned with some iridescence, a few minor scratches

Light tone, a few scratches and marks, reverse struck slightly off center, minor bend in flan

Toned with scratches on obverse under tone.

Porous surfaces with scratches and edge cut.

Lightly toned, die rust on obverse, die breaks on reverse

Incredibly lustrous and brilliant with sharp strike.

Light wear on high points with retained luster. Burnt sienna and golden toning on obverse devices.

Well struck on a large planchet with good centering on both sides, lustrous.

Nicely toned with good portrait style and nearly full legends.


3/19/25	$200	VF	CNG	▼ −53%
1/23/25	$550	VF	CNG	▲ +30%
1/20/25	$780	XF	Stack's Bowers	— 0%
12/18/24	$375	VF	CNG	▼ −11%
8/14/24	$600	VF	CNG	▲ +42%

Denarius of AugustusRIC I 199

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