Object numberCC59.2.0620
as, Roman Empire, Augustus, 15-10 BCE
Date15-10 BCE
Emperor
Augustus
CultureRoman
MediumAes
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.52 cm, 11.14 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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The laureate head of Augustus is facing right, with CAESAR PONT MAX inscribed around.
CAESAR PONTIFEX MAXIMUS
CAESAR PONT MAX
Caesar, chief priest
Altar to Roma and Augustus at Lyons, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures, stylized; to l. and r., victories on columns, facing one another.
ROMA ET AUGUSTUS
ROM ET AVG
Rome and Augusuts
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