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Aegvpto Capta Denarius
Lot # 412
Augustus (27 BC-14 AD). AR Denarius, 28 BC. Uncertain mint (Pergamum ?). Obv. CAESAR DIVI F COS VI. Bare head right, small capricorn below. Rev. Crocodile right; AEGVPTO above, CAPTA below. RIC I (2nd ed.) 545. AR. 3.53 g. 18.50 mm. RRR. Very rare and in excellent condition for issue. Brilliant and lightly toned. About EF. This fascinating issue records the subjugation of Egypt after the battle of Actium and the death of Antony and Cleopatra.