Aureus Issued by Augustus: (obverse) Head of Augustus
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Aureus Issued by Augustus: (obverse) Head of Augustus
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2.1 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Colonia Patricia (Cordoba, Spain), RIC I (second edition) Augustus 131
- Date:
- ca. 18–17 BCE
- Inventory Number:
- 1944.100.39073
- Lender:
- American Numismatic Society
- Credit:
- Courtesy of The American Numismatic Society
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