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Aureus with head of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
about 2 B.C.–A.D. 4
Mint: Lugdunum
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 7.91gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.263
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, right, laureate. CAESAR.AVGVSTVS.DIVI.F.PATER.PATRIAE
Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar togate, standing left and right of two shields; each rests hand on shield, simpulum and lituus between two crossed spears.
C.L.CAESARES.AVGVSTI.F.COS.DESIG.PRINC.IVVENT
Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar togate, standing left and right of two shields; each rests hand on shield, simpulum and lituus between two crossed spears.
C.L.CAESARES.AVGVSTI.F.COS.DESIG.PRINC.IVVENT
Provenance1935, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1935)