Lot 2
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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Silver Cistophorus, mint of Ephesus, c.24-20 BC, 12.1 gms., IMP CAESAR below bare head right, rev. AVGVSTVS, below capricorn bearing cornucopiae, all within laurel-wreath (RIC 477 or 480; BMC 696; Kraay, Augustus 679), minor surface marks, otherwise choice very fine and toned

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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), Silver Cistophorus, mint of Ephesus, c.24-20 BC, 12.1 gms., IMP CAESAR below bare head right, rev. AVGVSTVS, below capricorn bearing cornucopiae, all within laurel-wreath (RIC 477 or 480; BMC 696; Kraay, Augustus 679), minor surface marks, otherwise choice very fine and toned