White Metal Coin of Augustus, Lugdunum. 2001.1.17

Physical Description

• Axis: 6

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 2.7
  • Diameter (in mm): 18.5
• Authenticity: Replica
• Series: RIC.1

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: White Metal

• Authority

  • Artist: Rosa, Peter
  • Authority: Augustus
  • • Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
  • State: Roman Empire

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Lugdunum
  • Region: Gallia

• Obverse

  • Legend: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE
  • Type: Head of Augustus, laureate, r.
  • Portrait: Augustus

• Reverse

  • Legend: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT| CL CAESARES
  • Type: Gaius and Lucius Caesar, on l. and r., standing front, each togate, resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear: between spears, simpulum and lituus.
  • Portrait: Gaius Caesar
  • Portrait: Lucius Caesar

References

• Citation: Classical Deceptions, by Wayne Sayles.
• Reference: WS.210
• Reference: RIC.206 or 207

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2001.1.17
• Lot: 2001.1
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Roman--Modern--Copy

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined