1089.  QUINCTILIUS  VARUS, under Augustus.  27 BC-14  AD. Æ As  (10.98 gm).
Struck  circa 15-10  BC. Lugdunum  mint. Laureate  head of  Augustus right;
countermark: monogram  C.VAL within quadrilateral incuse  / Front elevation
of the Altar of Lugdunum, flanked by Victories on columns; countermark: VAR
monogram  within quadrilateral  incuse. RIC  I 230;  BMCRE 550;  Cohen 240;
countermarks:  BN 1537  and 1525.  Coin Fine,  countermarks VF.  Very rare.
($400)

Ex Italo Vecchi Auction 7 (6-7 October 1997), lot 1133.


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1089.
 
 Lot sold for $1200.


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