British Iron Age Coins, Ancient Coins, and Antiquities

Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus, Aureus, Lugdunum, 8 BC, avgvstvs divi f, laureate bust right, rev. c caes avgvs f, Caius Cæsar galloping right, holding a sword in right hand and shield in left, behind, aquila between two standards, 7.91g/9h (RIC 198; BMC 498-9; Calicó 174a). Very fine and well-centred on a flan of attractive yellowish gold, very rare £5,000-£7,000