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as, Roman Empire, Augustus, 20-10 BCE
as, Roman Empire, Augustus, 20-10 BCE
Object numberCC59.2.0619

as, Roman Empire, Augustus, 20-10 BCE

Date20-10 BCE
Emperor
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.69 cm, 13.78 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on view
PeriodHellenistic/Provincial
Classification(s)
Denomination
Language
Minting Location
Obverse Description
The heads of Agrippa, with a rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus are back to back, with IMP inscribed above and DIVI F below.
Obverse Expanded
IMPERATOR DIVI FILIUS
Obverse Legend
IMP DIVI F
Obverse Translated
Imperator, the son of the deified
Reverse Description
There is a palm-shoot, leaning towards the right, behind a chained crocodile, with a palm-tip above and a wreath with long-ties.
Reverse Legend
COL NIM
Published ReferencesSutherland, Augustus 156
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