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A fourée denarius of Augustus showing a comet Coin Type: Holed base metal denarius of Augustus, 27 BCE - 14 CE.
Mint and Date: Caesaraugusta (Spain), 27 BCE - 14 CE.
Size and Weight: 20mm, 2.44g
Obverse: Oak-wreathed head of Augustus right.
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Eight-rayed comet, tail above.
DIVVS IVLIVS
Provenance: mlb369mlb (eBay), July 2007.
Ref: RCV 37a
BW Ref: 008 032 113
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Note: Some silvering remains on the high points: the wreath, the comet's rays, some of the lettering, amd other spots here and there.

An example of the same coin in silver, holed like this one, is here.

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