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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr.MonkeySwag96, post: 8173008, member: 100951&quot;]I also own another one of the common, affordable types of Augustus denarii:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/t381jiF.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>AUGUSTUS 27 BC - AD 14 AR Denarius. 3.51g, 19.3mm MINTED: Lugdunum (Lyon) mint, 15 BC REF: RIC I 167a; Lyon 19; RSC 137 OBVERSE: AVGVSTVS DIVI F, bare head right. REVERSE: Bull butting right, left forefoot raised, lashing his tail; IMP • X in exergue.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ex. Minotaur Coins</p><p><br /></p><p>The image of the charging bull is a classic Augustan type, probably a reference to a military victory won by his biological father, Gaius Octavius, over the rebels of Thurium, a city whose badge was the bull. Augustus was in fact given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus when he was born in commemoration of this event. The bull was, of course, also a symbol of strength and vigour in ancient times in many cultures, including that of the Romans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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