Denarius - Augustus OB CIVIS SERVATOS

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	19 BC
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.5 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 247474
References	RIC I# 75A Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).aug.75A Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CAESAR AVGVSTVS

Translation: Caesar Augustus.

Reverse

Legend in two lines above and below oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: OB CIVIS SERVATOS

Translation:
Ob Civis Servatos.
For saving the citizens.

Mint

Colonia Patricia, Baetica, modern-day Córdoba, Spain

Comments

Mass varies: 2.36–4.01 g;
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (-19)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2015 August 13 ANA World and Ancient Coins Platinum Night Auction 3041 Lot 32064	13 Aug 2015	UNC (NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5)	USD 4700.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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