Let's see some Caesar Augustus!

My paltry contribution will be this tired worn-out provincial, but I know you guys have some good stuff. Start posting!

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I have too many Augustus coins to post them all, so I will just post a representative few. I'll start with:

Augustus AR Denarius
OBV: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. laureate head right
REV: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius & Lucius standing front with shields & spears; in field above, a simpulum & lituus (in "Pd" formation)
Struck at Lugdunum, 4-2 BC
3.5g, 18mm
RIC 210

 

Coin 2:
Augustus AE As
OBV: CAESAR PONT MAX, laureate head right
REV: Altar of Lugdunum, Victory on each pedestal, ROM ET AVG below
Struck at Lugdunum, 15-10 BC
8.4g, 26mm
RIC 230

 

Coin 3:
Augustus AE Quadran
OBV: IIIVIR AAAFF, altar
REV: P BETILIENVS BASSVS around SC
Struck at Rome, 5 BC
3.0g, 17mm
RIC 465

 

Coin 4:
Augustus AR Quinarius
OBV: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right
REV: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side
Struck at Uncertain Italian Mint, 29-27 BC
1.7g, 13mm
RIC 276

 

Coin 5 (last one):
Augustus Æ Semis
OBV: AVGVSTVS DIVI·F, Laureate head right
REV: Q.PAPIR.CAR.Q.TER.MONT.II.VIR.Q., Hexastyle temple with IVNONI inscribed on the entablature, C I IL A among the columns of the temple.
Struck at Ilici (Elche - Spain), 12 BC
4.9g, 21 mm
RPC I 192; SNG Copenhagen 507

 

This is probably my favorite denarius reverse type, and you've got a great one!

 

There is a great story as to how I acquired this coin JA, but in the end I was on a business trip to Pula, Croatia where I met another Roman coin enthusiast. He sold me this coin for a paltry $20. I'm not certain of it's value, but I do believe it's slightly more that that.

I would also add that it's not my favorite of my Augustus coins. But it is nice.

 

Although I'm still looking for a portrait Augustus "as" to complete my set of this emperor's common coins, I have managed to assemble the other three denominations (sestertius, denarius, aureus) for Augustus. The sestertius is notoriously difficult to find in well-struck condition, with my particular example exhibiting the usual weak strike on the reverse:



AUGUSTUS
AE Sestertius (25.72 g.) Lugdunum circa 9 - 14 A.D.
CAESAR AVGVTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE Laureate head of Augustus r. Rev. ROM ET AVG Altar of Lugdunum.
RIC 231a



OCTAVIAN (AUGUSTUS)
AR Denarius (3.84 g.) Brundisium & Rome (?) ca. 29 - 27 B.C.
Bare head of Octavian right; rev. IMP - CAESAR military trophy, base crossed w/rudder and anchor set on prow right
RIC 265a



AUGUSTUS
AV Aureus (7.90 g.) Lugdunum circa 11 - 10 B.C.
AVGVSTVS - DIVI-f Laureate head right. Rev. IMP - XII Diana, wearing polos and long drapery, advancing r., holding bow and taking arrow from quiver. In exergue, SICIL
RIC 196

Augustus was very positively and benignly portrayed in the BBC series "I, Claudius" as a benevolent and well-meaning Caesar, although his choice of Livia as his wife was probably the worst decision he ever made in his long life.

 

Does it look Golden in person?

It's a great coin, even with the problems!

 

Impressive. Very impressive IdesOfMarch01

 

No, it's a poor image. I should retake this one. It was one of my first.

 

Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: Bare head of Octavian right.
R: CAESAR DIVI F, Mercury seated right on rock, playing lyre, petasos around neck.
Struck 32 B.C. - 31 B.C.
Rome? Mint
3.33g
RIC 257, CRI 401, BMCRR 4335

 

Great coin Mat. I need one like that (hint hint)

 

I just re-photographed this coin and this looks much more like the coin in hand:

 

By now I think I should probably have at least a couple more, buuuut I'm not really an early-empire guy, so here is my only one, a provincial from Spain:

Obv: PERM CAES AVG
Rev: IVLIA TRAD within wreath, Julia Traducta mint

 

I have a similar coin from Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - spain). Vry nice VK. This one too would look good in my collection (hint hint).

 

Thanks. For a while I was looking for a decent Col Pat but the itch kinda died down and I still don't have one lol.

 

This arch reverse Augustus is one of my favorite fourrees because it shows such a nice, clear seam with just enough core exposure to prove it is plated.


The rest are also all fourrees except for the solid coin with an iron nail still present filling its hole but hardly detracting compared to the damage from the flattening blow that turned a great denarius into something I could afford.

 

Very nice coins Doug. I'd take any one of them.