Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 964. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.75 g, 6h). Spanish mint (Caesaraugusta?). Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head left / S•P•Q•R / CL•V in two lines on shield. RIC I 42b; RSC 293. Good VF, wonderful iridescent cabinet toning, a few faint, shallow scratches beneath tone. Well centered on a round, broad flan. Exceptional.