ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 11.52 g, 12h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 504.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Cistophorus (28mm, 11.52 g, 12h). Pergamum mint(?). Struck circa 19-18 BC. Bare head right / MART VLTO across field, temple of Mars Ultor: circular, domed, tetrastyle temple set on five-tiered base; a signum within. Sutherland Group VIIγ, – (O43/R43 [unrecorded die combination); RPC I 2220 (cistophoric mint); RSC 202. Lightly toned, minor marks and scratches, faint pitting. Good VF.

This issue was struck to commemorate the recovery by Augustus of the standards lost by Crassus to the Parthians. The standard seen here is housed in a small temple that was located on the Capitoline, and which served as a temporary home for the standards until the completion of the temple to Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus.

Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 12:47:40 ET.

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