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Augustus (16 B.C. - A.D. 14)
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R834 - Augustus (16 B.C. - A.D. 14), Brass Dupondius, 13.67g., Rome mint, 16 B.C., moneyer C. Cassius Celer, AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST in a wreath, rev., C CASSIVS CELER IIIVIR AAAFF round S C, (RCV 1660; RIC 375), very fine. $160

Provenance:
William C. Boyd (1840-1906) Collection, Baldwin's Auctions (42), 26 September 2005.
Purchased by Boyd himself from the London coin dealer W. S. Lincoln in July 1905.
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R667 - The Divine Augustus (16 B.C. - A.D. 14), struck under Tiberius (A.D. 22-30), Copper As, 10.97g., Rome mint, radiate bust of Augustus left, DIVVS•AVGVSTVS•PATER, rev., facade of altar-enclosure of the Ara Providentiae Augusti, with double paneled door and horns of the altar visible above, PROVIDENT S C, (RCV 1789; RIC 81), good very fine, even dark brown patina. $575 SALE $495