Co 30 (Early Roman Denarius of Augustus from Lugdunum) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

RIC I (second edition) Augustus 207

Label or tag text

found in deep fill, probably from hard packed dirt layer

Preservation comment

Wear: aEF. Crystallized all the way through; brittle. Missing ca. 20% snapped off from obverse lower left.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, no. 296, p. 29 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12

2

Has denomination

Denarius

Numismatic Diameter (mm.)

19.0

Numismatic Mint

Lugdunum

Numismatic Weight (grs.)

3.27

Obverse Description

Laureate head of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

C[AESAR] AVGVSTVS - DIVI F PATER PATRIAE

Reverse Description

Gaius and Lucius Caesares togate standing front and holding grounded spears and shields; in field between, lituus right and simpulum left

Reverse Inscription

C L CAESARES | AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Silver (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph