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E-auction 311-229448 - bpv_529147 - AUGUSTUS Dupondius

AUGUSTUS Dupondius VF
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Estimate : 80 €
Price : 42 €
Maximum bid : 45 €
End of the sale : 01 April 2019 14:47:00
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Dupondius
Date: c. 14-20
Mint name / Town : Émérita, Lusitania
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,56 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire à l’usure importante mais parfaitement identifiable. Patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant d’une ancienne collection française de la fin du XIXe siècle. Avec ses étiquettes d’origine

Obverse


Obverse legend : DIVVS AVGVSTVS PA-TER.
Obverse description : Tête radiée d’Auguste divinisé à droite (O1) surmontée d’une étoile ; un foudre devant le visage.
Obverse translation : “Divus Augustus Pater”, (Divin Auguste père).

Reverse


Reverse legend : COL/ AVGVSTA EMERITA.
Reverse description : Enceinte de ville.
Reverse translation : “Colonia Augusta Emerita”, (Colonie auguste Émerita).

Commentary


Poids très léger. Pour ce type, les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage ont recensé vingt-trois exemplaires avec un poids moyen de 12,11 g.

Historical background


AUGUSTUS

(+ 19 Aug 14)

Tiberius' s Consecration

Augustus died on August 19, 14 AD in Nola. He is immediately deified by the Senate. Tiberius, throughout his reign, will strike an important coinage of consecration using the image of his adoptive father and stepfather in order to establish his power..

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