12 Caesars: Augustus

A few Octavians:

 

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Excellent as usual, and wow ! the coins are tremendous : the OP coins Ides presents of course, but so many others too.
@Sallent, I've had hard times seeing yours, there's a stupid wabbit dancing just before the coin


Augustus, Denarius Colonia Patricia mint ? ca. 19-18 BC
CAESARI AVGVSTO, laureate head right
SP - QR on either side of a domed terastyle temple, in which is a chariot with aquila.
3,66 gr
Ref : RSC # 279, RIC # 119



Augustus, Denarius struck in Lyon c.12 BC
AUGUSTUS DIVI F, Bare head of Augustus right
IMP X, Bull butting right
3.77 gr
Ref : RCV #1610, Cohen #137



Augustus, As struck in 7 BC
CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRBUNIC POT, Bare head of Augustus left
M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR AAA FF, around SC
11.18 gr
Ref : RCV # 1685 var, Cohen # 516



Augustus Denarius, Rome mint, 2 BC
CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, Laureate head of Augustus right
AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius holding shields and spears
3,65 gr
Ref : RCV # 1597, Cohen # 43, RIC # 207



Augustus & Agrippa, AE halved dupondius struck in Nemausus, after 10 BC
3rd type
[IM]P [DI]VI F , Laureate head of Augustus right
[COL NEM], Crocodile chained to palm tree
6.70 gr
Ref : RCV #1730, Cohen # 10



Augustus & Agrippa, AE Dupondius struck in Nemausus, after 10 AD
4th type
IMP DIVI F PP, Laureate heads of Augustus and Agrippa back to back
COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm tree
12.84 gr
Ref : RCV #1731, Cohen #8



Augustus, Posthumous as struck under the reign of Tiberius
DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, Radiate head of Augustus left
PROVIDENT, Altar, S C in field
11.02 gr
Ref : Cohen #228, RCV #1789, RIC I # 81

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Another excellent thread.

 

Another set of beautiful coins, thanks for sharing and great write up IdesOfMarch01,
and some fantastic coins from everyone. I have a few I will start with the earliest about 25 BC a provincial to the latest a Posthumous from Tiberius.

 

OCTAVIAN:


RImp Antony-Octavian AR Denarius 41 BCE 3.65g 18.7mm Military mint Syria star Craw 528-2a Sear 1507


RImp Octavian 32-31 BCE AR Denarius Rome mint Bare CAESAR DIVI Mercury lyre RIC 257


RImp Octavian AR Quinarius 29-28 BCAsia Recepta Victory Cista Snakes S 1568

 

Definitely one of the most amazing and pivotal figures in human history. Surprised no one posted one of these yet.
Römische Republik Ae-33 (Großbronze) ca. 38 v. Chr.
Catalog: RPC 620
Material: Bronze
Weight: 17.79 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Ae-33mm (Großbronze oder Dupondius) von Octavianus mit dem Divus Julius Caesar, geprägt ca. 38 v. Chr. in Gallien oder Süditalien.
Vs. bloßer Kopf des Octavianus n. rechts
Rs. belorb. Kopf des Divus Julius Caesar n. rechts
Erhaltung: schön-sehr schön braune Patina, Kratz- und Schürfspuren! RPC 620 Selten!

 

Got a few in low quality, I call 'm colourfull

 

I love this coin. I had not seen one before. Thanks for posting it and your other great coins of Octavian.

 

Thanks. It's quite scarce and its reverse depiction of an equestrian statue of Octavian erected in 43 BC by a grateful Senate is especially appealing. It's also Octavian's first portrait coin; indeed, this and its cousin with the statue facing right are generally considered to be his first coins of any sort, portrait or otherwise, although David Sear has persuasively argued in Imperators that the extremely rare Venus/Trophy issue Crawford 482/1, usually attributed to Caesar, in fact makes more sense as young Octavian's initial coinage, soon superseded by the present coin, Crawford 490/3, and its cousin 490/1.

 

Okay:

AUGUSTUS (OCTAVIAN)
AE Dupondius
OBVERSE: CAESAR DIVI F, bare head of Octavian right
REVERSE: DIVOS IVLIVS, wreathed head of Julius Caesar right
Gallic or Italian mint 38 BC
30mm; 17.90 g
CR535/v1, RPC620v

 

The Augustus denarius I like the best from my 12 Caesars set:
Augustus Caesar/ Octavian (8-6 BC)
(BMCRE 502)
Minted at Lugdunum (Lyon)

The obverse inscriptions read AVGVSTVS downward on left, and DIVI F upward on right. The use of the word DIVI on later coins tended to be a posthumous reference to the deceased (and deified) imperial person, however, here it was intended as a familial reference to a deceased parent.

Rev.: C.CAES (off flan) above; AVGVS.F below in exergue.

The reverse features an image of G/Caius Caesar, an adopted grandson of Augustus (not Caligula), on horseback, brandishing sword and shield, riding past a pair of vexilla (signal standards) on either side of an aquila (eagle standard). Mattingly observes that this reverse type is particularly well suited to Gaul.

 

I can see why. Very nice.