i was under the weather at the time and i didn't post my Augustus coins on this thread, but here they are now. denarius and fourees
Those are very nice Dupndii / Dupondius! I recently found a Quinarius Barbarous Imitation as enjoy collecting Quinarii: Seller's attributes Imitating Octavian and M. Porcius Cato. AR quinarius (13.89 mm, 1.29 g, 1 h). Obv: Male head (possibly imitating Octavian?) right, blundered legend / Rev: Victory seated right, holding patera. Cf. Crawford 343 and 462. Comments: Barbarous imitations of Quinarii are extremely rare. Only a small handful are known from hoards of barbarous Republican coins EXTREMELY RARE
I love your quince of striking barbaric, I did not know him. Here is another currency: an ace that represents Octave and Julius Caesar Obverse: DIVI CAESAR (head of Octave) Reverse: DIVOS IVLIVS (head of Jules) Bronze struck around 38 BC Weight: 6.55 g Diam 27 mm
LOL, love it! Great play on words! I think that is why I like the Quinarius denomination... not too many folks collect them, and not as many were made. However, many of the AR Celtic coinage were a Quinarius sized unit.
not your post ... the jewelry dudes => to me, making jewelry out of a coin is kinda like stuffing a pet!
I have one but don't know anything about it. Auction listing when I bought it was very vauge: HEAD OF AUGUSTUS RIGHT / APOLLO STANDING RIGHT. RPC I, 2955. VF+ Can't even find it listed at Wildwinds...
Most of the coins in my collection are holed or creatively destroyed, brutally to some, interesting to others. I am disappointed that neither of my posted coins are Augustus.
Here is another example of a Gallic coin inspired by the altar of Lyons. It is a repetition of the theme rather than an imitation. The altar was consecrated during the first stay of Augustus in Lyons (12 BC), which on this occasion consecrated Lyon as the metropolis of the 3 Gauls.
