Denarius Issued by Augustus: (reverse) Eight-rayed Comet of Julius Caesar with Tail (sidus Iulium)

Denarius Issued by Augustus: (reverse) Eight-rayed Comet of Julius Caesar with Tail (sidus Iulium)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

Diam. 2 cm

Context:

Minted in Caesaraugusta, Lusitania, Colonia Patricia (Cordoba, Spain), RIC I (second edition) Augustus 37B

Date:

ca. 19–18 BCE

Inventory Number:

1944.100.39033

Lender:

American Numismatic Society

Credit:

Courtesy of The American Numismatic Society

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