Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ15 - Augustus ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
|---|---|
| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 2.50 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition typical of Alexandrian provincial coinage. The wreath of laurel leaves is clearly delineated around the head. The Greek legend ΚΑΙΣΑΡ (Caesar) appears in the field. The portrait is executed in a style consistent with early Imperial coinage struck under Roman authority in Egypt. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (27 BC - 14 AD) |
| Additional information |
Alexandria's municipal bronze issues under Augustus occupy an awkward position in Roman numismatic history — technically provincial, yet struck under direct imperial oversight in a city the Senate was formally barred from visiting without permission. Egypt was administered as Augustus's personal estate rather than a senatorial province, a constitutional arrangement without precedent in Roman governance. The Greek title ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, a direct translation of "Augustus," appears on Alexandrian coinage from the earliest years of the principate, making these small bronzes among the first coins anywhere to carry that title in Greek.