RIC I (second edition) Augustus 538, Aureus, Gold, struck at Uncertain value, 27 BC – 14 AD. Obverse: head of augustus, bare, right. Reverse: heifer slowly walking, left, head lowered. Weight about 7.9 g.
| mint | Uncertain value | weight | 7.94g (5) |
| ruler | Augustus | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | Aureus | axis | 7↕ (2) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Augustus, bare, right
CAESAR
reverse
Heifer slowly walking, left, head lowered
AVGVSTVS
specimens (7)
British Museum
7.98g
1↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France)
7.95g
BnF (National Library of France)
7.95g
BnF (National Library of France)
7.93g
British Museum
7.88g
12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 538 (ric.1(2).aug.538), 27 BC – 14 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-538/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA