HistoricalCoins (CNG)

55, Lot: 70. SARDINIA, Turris Libisonis? M. 
Lurius?, Octavian's governor. Circa 42-40 BC. Æ 
28mm-Semiuncial As (15.99 gm). Estimate $300. 

Male head right, of Lurius?; plough beneath, [M]•L•D•C•P around.
Hexastyle temple; Q•A•M•P•C•[II]•V. 
RPC I 622. 
Very Rare. ($300)

RPC notes the unusual portrait style of these coins and 
links it through the plow, tentatively, to the governor 
of Sardinia and presumed founder of the city, M. Lurius. 
The meanings of the legends the identity of the portrait 
are still uncertain, as is the temple.

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From cngcoins.com on-site auction number 55, closed December 18, 2002.
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