Augustus (27
B.C. - 14 A.D.) - Silver Denarius - 20.55mm, 3.77g |
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Obverse - CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Augustus, his laureate head right |
Reverse - AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C L CAESARES in Exergue Caius and Lucius Caesar standing, each holding a shield and spear between them, a lituus (on left) and simplum (on right) above (each turned inward). |
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Minted in Lugdunum (Lyon, France), 2
B.C.- 12 A.D. Reference: Sutherland, C.H.V.,"Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 1, revised edition (RIC), p56, nr.210. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Volume 1, p317, nr.1597, var. with lituus l and simplum r. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p96, nr.479, var. with lituus l and simplum r. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain"(C), Volume 1, p69, nr. 43. Seaby, H.A., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 1, p134, nr.43c. Mattingly, H., "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 1 (BMCRE), p91, nr. 540-543. Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p67, nr.51. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p10, nr.429 (B5, O40, R013, T042 Exe: C L CAESARES) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-eBook), p9, nr.429 (B5, O40, R013, T042 Exe: C L CAESARES) Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit", 2e Auflage (Kampmann), p43, nr. 2.50, var. with lituus l and simplum r. Quality: Extra Fine-, some minor traces of chemical cleaning on obverse. Rarity: S (Scarce) |