Augustus ruled 27 BC - 14 AD
AR cistophorus 12.0679 gm, 25.3 mm
Ephesus 25 BC
1. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume 1. From 31 BC to AD 69. Page 80 #477. London: Spink and Son Ltd. 2. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1970. The Cistophori of Augustus. Pages 54-55 #154-173. Plate 4 #154a-173a (obverse) and Plate 21 #154a-173a (reverse). London: Royal Numismatic Society.
Obverse
Augustus facing right
IMP CAESAR
Reverse
Capricorn facing right with head turned left bearing cornucopia, all in a laurel wreath
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