Laureate head of Augustus right on obverse; two laurel branches or trees on reverse

**Reverse context.** The two laurels recall the pair planted at the entrance of Augustus's house on the Palatine in 27 BC by decree of the Senate, granted alongside the *corona civica* and the title *Augustus* to mark the restoration of the Republic.

**Reverse legend translation.** CAESAR AVGVSTVS, "Caesar Augustus," the name and honorific title conferred on Octavian by the Senate in January 27 BC.

Cleaning marks and banker's mark present.

Attractively toned with faint hairlines; reverse struck off center

Toned, scratches, minor deposits, edge marks

Peripheral iridescent toning, banker's mark on obverse

Lightly toned, porous surfaces, banker's mark


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Denarius of AugustusRIC I 51

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