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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 7778042, member: 83175&quot;]I think it took some years to figure out how to portray Augustus on the coins and which titles to use - he was portrayed as something of a god on some issues.&nbsp;&nbsp; By the later coins, the format used until the present day had been established - head of ruler with titles around on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>E.g. this RIC 220 of Augustus could pass as a Tiberius Tribute Penny at first glance.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Augustus_RIC220_O.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.tantaluscoins.com/images/coins/lg_Augustus_RIC220_R.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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