Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 965. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.94 g, 7h). Spanish mint (Tarraco?). Struck circa 19 BC. Bare head right / Round shield inscribed CL • V; aquila and signum flanking. RIC I 86a; RSC 265. EF, attractive gray toning with iridescent highlights, tiny delamination on reverse. Bold portrait.