Aes of Augustus
Aes of Augustus
Artist
Unidentified
Period
Roman Empire
(Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE)
Place of Originminted at Lugdunum, Gaul (France), Roman Empire
Dateabout 10 BCE
Dimensions1 in. (26mm)
Mediumcopper
ClassificationMetalwork
Object number
1913.397
Not on View
DescriptionStruck coin. Minted Lugdunum, Gaul.
Obverse: Head of Augustus, laureate, facing right.
Reverse: The altar of Lugdumun.
Published ReferencesMattingly, Harold and Edward Sydenham, Roman Imperial Coinage, London, Spink and Son, Ltd., 1972, vol. I, p. 91, nos. 359, 360.
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