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80 - OCTAVIUS AUGUSTUS Caius Octavius January 16, 27 B.C. – August 19, A.D. 14
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OCTAVIUS AUGUSTUS Caius Octavius January 16, 27 B.C. – August 19, A.D. 14 CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Laureate head of Augustus facing right. Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT. Caius and Lucius Caesar, dressed in togas, standing facing forward, each holding a spear and a shield. Between them, a simpulum and a lituus. In the exergue, C L CAESARES. ♦ Cohen 42; BMC 1648; RIC 350; Calicó 176 Aureus struck in Lyon in 2 BC–4 AD (7.84 g) Beautiful portrait of the emperor. Very fine specimen. This type is inspired by a statue erected in memory of Augustus’s two grandsons, Caius and Lucius—the children of Agrippa and Julia—who had renamed the Basilica Julia after both of their names once it was rebuilt.
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