Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1659. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.74 g, 6h). Spanish mint - Tarraco. Struck 19-18 BC. Bare head right / Victory flying right, holding laurel branch and shield inscribed CL•V. Cf. RIC I 91 (aureus; Colonia Patricia?); RSC 289c. Good VF, toned, shallow cleaning scratches beneath tone. Wonderful portrait.