Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1267. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $1270. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS AUGUSTUS. Died 14 AD. Æ Sestertius (19.97 gm). Rome mint. Struck under Tiberius, 35-36 AD. Statue of Augustus seated left on throne, holding laurel branch and sceptre, set on ornate car drawn by four elephants; each elephant has its own mahout / Legend around large S C. RIC I 62 (Tiberius); MIR 2, 52-4; BMCRE 108 (Tiberius); Cohen 307 (Augustus). VF, green patina, light pitting. Rare. ($750)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.