AUGUSTUS AR DENARIUS, 2 B.C.E. - 4 C.E.
RIC 207, RSC 43, Very Fine+, 17.7mm, 3.81 grams, Lugdunum mint
Obverse: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE around laureate head of Augustus to right
Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT around Caius and Lucius Caesars, togate, each holding a scepter and resting hand on a shield, lituus and simpulum above, C L CAESARES in exergue
LOVELY example, struck on EXCELLENT metal, with captivating streaks of irridescence!
A possible (perhaps probable) candidate for the "Tribute Penny", see British Museum here.
