Roman Imperial: Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 5h). NGC Fine, bankers marks, edge cut, scratches....

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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 5h). NGC Fine, bankers marks, edge cut, scratches. Spain (Colonia Patricia?), ca. 18-16 BC. Bare head of Augustus right with well-manicured hair; beaded border / AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, holding globe attached to rudder, bearing cornucopia on back; linear border. RIC I 126. Pretty azure toning.

After visiting the astrologer Theogenes at Apollonia around 45/44 BC with his friend Agrippa, Augustus (then Octavian) became more assured of his destined greatness. Suetonius, the ancient Roman historian, mentions that Augustus, inspired by the astrological significance of his birth under the sign of Capricorn, issued a silver coin bearing this sign. This coinage symbolically represented not only Augustus's belief in the protective and auspicious power of Capricorn but also served as a potent emblem of his destined leadership and the commencement of a new era of Roman rule under his auspices.

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