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