Lot n° 155
Estimation :
180 - 200
EUR
ROME - AUGUST Octavian 27 BC. - 14 AD) - Lot 155
ROME - AUGUST Octavian 27 BC. - 14 AD)
CAESAR AVGVSVS. Head of Augustus right, wearing oak crown. R/ DIVVS IVLIVS in the center of a "Sidus lulium" comet, known as Caesar's Comet. BMC 59. RIC 37a. Giard 1299.
Silver denarius struck in Spain (Colonia Patricia) circa 18 B.C. (3.26 g)
Dark patina. Very fine.
Caesar's Comet, or the Great Comet of 43-44 BC, is perhaps the best-known ancient comet. Its seven-day visibility was taken by the Romans as a sign of the deification of Julius Caesar, who died shortly before it appeared. Caesar's comet is one of only five known to have a negative absolute magnitude, and was probably the brightest daytime comet in history. It was a non-periodic comet and may have disintegrated.
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