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Roman Empire. Octavian. L.A. Florus. Aureus ca 19 BC, AV 8.19g.

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Roman Empire. Octavian. L.A. Florus. Aureus ca 19 BC, AV 8.19g.
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The Roman Empire. Octavian as Augustus, 27 BC–14 AD. L. Aquillius Florus. Aureus ca. 19 BC, AV 8.19g. ·L·–AQVILLIVS–·FLORVS–III·VIR Triscelis with winged legs and winged Medusa head in centre. Rev. CAESAR / AVGVSTVS Two laurel branches at sides of oak wreath within which O·C·S. Babelon Aquillia 14. C 356. Bahrfeldt 173. BMC 35. RIC 302. CBN p. 74, †. Calicó 124 (this coin). Biaggi 156 (this coin). Exceedingly rare, less than half a dozen recorded specimens. Traces of mounting and slightly bent, otherwise good very fine. Ex Leu sale 25, 1980, 230. From the Biaggi collection. The triscelis on the obverse of this coin and the representation on the reverse of the following lot are a reference to the valour and deeds of the moneyer's ancestor, Man. Aquillius, who repressed the uprising pf slaves in Sicily in 101-100 b.C.