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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Justin Lee, post: 3164017, member: 87404&quot;]I recently picked up these two Divus commemorative/resotration issues of Augustus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is fairly common and widely available, but been looking for a good deal on one and found it a couple weeks ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]812946[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Augustus, AE As, Struck under Tiberius 22-30 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> DIVVS•AVGVSTVS•PATER, head of Divus Augustus, radiate, left.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Ornate altar enclosure of the Ara Providentiae Augusti with double paneled door right, PROVIDENT below altar, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC I (Tiberius) 81, Sear 1789, BMCRE 146 (Tiberius), Cohen 228.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, I am just a big fan of Augustus bronze and when this (rough) coin appeared I wanted it and ended up getting a relatively good deal on it as well.&nbsp; It seems to be much more rare than the above one.&nbsp; It has a bit of a dark patina, so I have a set of photos angled to be able to see the detail better (especially on the obverse).&nbsp; It has some crusty sediment build up on the reverse that is hiding some of the beauty of Victory and the VESP legend.&nbsp; I had removed some of it from the obverse this morning on the crown of his head and around the &#039;VGVST&#039; revealing the legend better. (I feel like there is a better coin lurking within wanting to come out!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]812943[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]812939[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Augustus, AE Dupondius, Struck under Titus 80-81 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, head of Divus Augustus, radiate, left.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> IMP T VESP AVG REST, Victory, draped, advancing left, carrying in right hand shield inscribed S P Q R, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II (Titus) 446, Sear 2580, Cohen 557, BMCRE 265</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They both will go well alongside my other (smoothly worn) Titus Restitution As I got back in January:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]812932[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Augustus, Restoration issue by Titus, AE As, Rome Mint, Struck 80-81 AD.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> DIVVS AVGVS-TVS PATER, head of Divus Augustus, radiate, left; star above.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> IMP T CAES AVG RESTITVIT, Eagle perched facing on globe, head right, wings spread, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II (Titus) 462, Cohen 551, RCV I 2584</p><p><br /></p><p>Evidently, everyone wanted to emulate good ol&#039; Octavian and steal some of his &quot;essence&quot; or <i>je ne sais quoi</i> for themselves in the eyes of the people by issuing these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>What other Divus Augustus coins do you have that I don&#039;t, but should?&nbsp; Do you have better versions of the ones above?&nbsp; I&#039;d love to see &#039;em!</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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