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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1062313, member: 5682&quot;]Augustus. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.63 gm). Struck 2 BC-14 AD. </p><p><br /></p><p>O:CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head of Augustus right </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>R: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES in exergue, </p><p>Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shield and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above. RIC I 207; BMCRE 519; RSC 43. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; This type was struck to celebrate Gaius and Lucius Caesars, the sons of Marcus Agrippa, as heirs to the imperial throne. Gaius became Princeps Iuventutis in 5 BC and Lucius in 2 BC. They died in 4 AD and 2 AD respectively, thus promoting Tiberius to heir apparent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: wildwinds.com[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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