Coins and Historical Medals

Roman Imperial Coinage, Divus Augustus, Sestertius, Rome, c. 35, a restitution issue struck under Tiberius, ob cives ser on shield bordered by oak wreath and supported by two capricorns on globe, divo avgvsto spqr, rev. ti caesar divi avg f avgvst pm tr pot xxxvii, large s c in field, 27.67g (RIC Tiberius 69; BMC Tiberius 129; C 303). Nearly extremely fine, very rare £3,000-4,000

Provenance: A. Bougon Collection, Clément Platt Auction (Paris), 18-19 November 1935, lot 186