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                                69, Lot: 80. AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Quinarius 
                                (14mm, 1.54 gm). Emerita mint. P. Carisius, 
                                legate pro praetore. Struck circa 25-23 BC. 
                                Estimate $100. Sold For $66 

                                AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Quinarius (14mm, 1.54 
                                gm). Emerita mint. P. Carisius, legate pro 
                                praetore. Struck circa 25-23 BC. Bare head right 
                                / Victory standing right, crowning trophy; 
                                dagger and curved sword at base. RIC I 1a; RSC 
                                386. Toned VF, a few marks on obverse.
                                In 23 BC, Carisius completed the construction of 
                                the city of Augusta Emerita in Lusitania, begun 
                                by Augustus for the veterans (emeriti) of the 
                                fifth and seventh legions.






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From CNG e-Auction #69, closed 23 July, 2003, re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.