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coin
;
forgery
(ancient)
Object Type
coin
forgery
(ancient)
Museum number
R.377
Denomination
denarius
Description
Silver coin; ancient forgery, pierced.
(whole)
Head of Augustus, bare, right.
(obverse)
Augustus, seated left on a stool on platform on right, holding out right hand; before him stand two soldiers, each carrying parazonium and offering olive branch with right hand.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Augustus (Octavian)
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
15BC-13BC
Production place
Minted in:
Lugdunum
Materials
silver
Technique
pierced
plated
Dimensions
Die-axis:
7 o'clock
Weight:
2.81 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The two soldiers standing with branches may represent Tiberius and his brother Nero Claudius Drusus. The two generals brought peace (represented by olive-branches) to Augustus on the Danube and Rhine frontiers.
Bibliographic references
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(165a, p.52)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
royal/imperial
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Augustus (Octavian)
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
R.377