Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC – 14 AD.
Cistophoric tetradrachm, Ephesus (?) circa 25 BC, AR 26 mm, 11.97 g. IMP – CAE – SAR Bare head r. Rev. AVGVSTVS Cornucopia set on capricorn's back. All within wreath. C 16. BMC 696. Sutherland 211a (this coin). RIC 477. CBN 916. RPC 2213.
Struck on a very broad flan and with a superb old cabinet tone, an almost
invisible nick on jaw, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Schulman 29 March 1949, 281 and UBS 78, 2008, 1255 sales.
Price realized | 4'000 CHF 17 bids |
Starting price | 1'200 CHF |
Estimate | 1'500 CHF |