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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1256257, member: 5739&quot;]I have seen Radiate bust portraits of Augustus used on coins struck by Tiberius, I don&#039;t know how much earlier than that they were used though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also Bart, as far as the Radiate bust goes, prior to it&#039;s widespread use on Silver Antoninianii in the third century and on, the radiate bust was widely used on Bronze Dupondii from the Rome Mint, signifying it&#039;s worth as two ases. Other than that I am not too sure about it&#039;s use on earlier Roman coins. I know that on Greek coins the God Helios often had a Radiate crown.....but I really know little of Greek coinage.</p><p>---------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, I agree, I think it is a cornucopia, I am going to check other listings of similar coins and see what they describe it as.</p><p>BEAUTIFUL Augustus Denarius, very nice coin you have there! I love capricorns, and that is one impressive bust of Augustus.... I love it!</p><p>-----</p><p>---</p><p>-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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