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A silver denarius of Augustus showing Caesar's comet Coin Type: Holed silver denarius of Augustus, 27 BCE - 14 CE.
Mint and Date: Caesaraugusta (Spain), 27 BCE - 14 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm x 21mm, 3.34g
Obverse: Oak-wreathed head of Augustus right.
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Eight-rayed comet, tail above.
DIVVS IVLIVS
Provenance: del550 (eBay), November 2007.
Ref: RCV 37a
BW Ref: 011 035 117
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Note: An example of a fourrée of the same coin, holed like this one, is here.
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