RIC I (second edition) Augustus 338, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 17–17 BC. Obverse: head of augustus, bare, right. Reverse: four-rayed comet with tail above youthful head, laureate, right (deified julius caesar). Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 19.4 mm.
obverse
Head of Augustus, bare, right
AVGVSTVS DIVI F
reverse
Four-rayed comet with tail above youthful head, laureate, right (Deified Julius Caesar)
M SANQVINIVS IIIVIR
specimens (14)
KENOM
3.14g
⌀20.0
1↕
British Museum
3.79g
9↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
3.89g
9↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀19.0
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.20g
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
3.96g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.91g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.63g
British Museum
4.04g
5↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
3.66g
5↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 338 (ric.1(2).aug.338), 17–17 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-338/ (accessed: 2026-08-20). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA