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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2940103, member: 10461&quot;]Neat coins.&nbsp; The bronze is <i>Divus</i> Augustus, &quot;Divus&quot; meaning &quot;god&quot;, in other words meaning they had deified him.&nbsp; This is a clue that it is a posthumous issue, in this case struck under Tiberius if I have the attribution right.&nbsp; It does look like a temple but is described as a large altar.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1789.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1789.html" rel="nofollow">From Wildwinds</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>&quot;Sear Roman Coins and their Values (RCV 2000 Edition) Number 1789</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1789.t.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s1789.t.html" rel="nofollow">[Click here for the Sear 1789 page with thumbnail images.]</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0081[tib].2.txt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0081[tib].2.txt" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/augustus/RIC_0081[tib].2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Ref Divus Augustus AE As, RIC 81 [tib], Cohen 228 [aug], BMC 146</b></font></p><p>Divus Augustus Æ As. Struck under Tiberius, circa 31-37 AD. DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left / S-C either side of large altar, PROVIDENT in ex. Cohen 228.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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