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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8501285, member: 80952&quot;]Here&#039;s the Sestertius version of the Augustus temple coin, in a much worse state, but nevertheless a good addition </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1503832[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>ANTONINUS PIUS.(138-161). Sestertius. Rome. AD 158-159 28 mm, 17.2 g</p><p><br /></p><p>ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate bust right / [TEMPL DIVI AVG] REST COS IIII SC, octastyle temple, with figure of Divus Augustus between two reclining figures on pediment, quadriga at top of roofline, acroteria (Romulus on left, Aeneas bearing Anchises on right) at bottom of roofline, and containing cult images of Divus Augustus and Diva Livia. Restored under Antoninus Pius in AD 158, the Temple of Divus Augustus housed seated statues of Augustus and Livia and was octastyle in the Corinthian order. RIC III Antoninus Pius 787[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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