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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3311902, member: 91461"]WoWiE!!! Now folks, take note, that is how to start off a 12 Caesar's collection.</p><p>Way to be [USER=82270]@VDB[/USER]! Welcome to the Augustus club. 11 to go<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Really groovy reverse<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and the portrait is fantastic. With that nice n cool tone.</p><p>I really do love my only silver Augustus for it's glaring flaw...what the heck took that chunk out?? And the fact that it doesn't diminish from obv nor rev theme makes one wonder of it's intentionality.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]877318[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus</p><p>Silver Denarius, 27 BC-CE 14. Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD</p><p>12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER</p><p>PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse:</p><p>AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT around,</p><p>CL CAESARES in exergue, Gaius and Lucius</p><p>Caesars standing facing, each togate and resting a</p><p>hand on one of two shields set on ground between</p><p>them; behind shields, two crossed spears; above, on</p><p>left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left. RIC 207[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3311902, member: 91461"]WoWiE!!! Now folks, take note, that is how to start off a 12 Caesar's collection. Way to be [USER=82270]@VDB[/USER]! Welcome to the Augustus club. 11 to go:D Really groovy reverse:wideyed: and the portrait is fantastic. With that nice n cool tone. I really do love my only silver Augustus for it's glaring flaw...what the heck took that chunk out?? And the fact that it doesn't diminish from obv nor rev theme makes one wonder of it's intentionality. [ATTACH=full]877318[/ATTACH] Augustus Silver Denarius, 27 BC-CE 14. Lugdunum, 2 BC-AD 12. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right. Reverse: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT around, CL CAESARES in exergue, Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, each togate and resting a hand on one of two shields set on ground between them; behind shields, two crossed spears; above, on left, simpulum right, and on right, lituus left. RIC 207[/QUOTE]
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