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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 8151431, member: 110350&quot;]It seems quite the coincidence that one died of an illness and the other received his fatal wound within three weeks of each other, despite being nowhere near each other geographically.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gaius and Lucius may be difficult to find on coins individually, but I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any question that this is, by a substantial margin, the most common and least expensive denarius of Augustus that one can buy. I bought my example from Frank Robinson at one of his auctions, and finally got around to taking my own photos. Which are hardly masterpieces, but are undoubtedly an improvement!</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus AR Denarius, 2 BCE- 4 AD Lugdunum [Lyons] Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE/ Rev. Gaius &amp; Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, &amp; in field above, a lituus [<i>curved augural staff</i>] right &amp; simpulum [<i>ladle</i>] left [<i>in &quot;b9&quot;-like formation</i>], AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT (beginning at 4:00);&nbsp; C L CAESARES below. RIC I 207, RSC I 43, Sear RCV I 1597, BMCRE 533. 18 mm., 3.9 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1421903[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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