RIC I (second edition) Augustus 540, Denarius, Silver, struck at Uncertain value, 17–17 BC. Obverse: youthful head right, in oak-wreath. Reverse: candelabrum ornamented with rams' heads and surmounted by crescent, within wreath entwined with bucrania and paterae. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 18.4 mm.
| mint | Uncertain value | weight | 3.56g (12) |
| ruler | Augustus | diameter | ⌀18.4 (4) |
| denomination | Denarius | axis | 6↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Youthful head right, in oak-wreath
CAESAR
reverse
Candelabrum ornamented with rams' heads and surmounted by crescent, within wreath entwined with bucrania and paterae
AVGVST
specimens (13)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
3.59g
5↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3.22g
⌀17.5
British Museum
3.22g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
3.59g
⌀20.0
BnF (National Library of France)
3.77g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.54g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.47g
BnF (National Library of France)
3.81g
British Museum
3.80g
5↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum
3.71g
6↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 540 (ric.1(2).aug.540), 17–17 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-540/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA