Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Gold Aureus (7.85 g) minted at Lugdunum, 15-13 BC. Bare head right of Augustus.
Reverse: Bull butting right. RIC 166a [as R2]; BMC 450. Three very light, pin-sized marks in the reverse field.
Lovely style for this mint. NGC graded AU; Strike 5/5; Surface 4/5.
Estimated Value $20,000 - UP
Augustus employed a number of mints to strike gold aurei, including two in Spain, the one at Lugdunum (now Lyon, France), and probably two in Italy including Rome herself.
Goldberg's Auction 63, lot 2525
The Peh Family Collection.
Roman Imperial Coinage
