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Æ19 - Augustus , C L (in field)
| Issuer | Cnossus (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the characteristic Roman imperial portrait style. The effigy displays the emperor's idealized features with a smooth, unadorned head devoid of laurel wreath or diadem. A colonial legend encircles the portrait, referencing the Colonia Iulia Nobilis Cnossus. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat uneven, typical of provincial colonial bronze coinage of the Augustan period. |
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| Reverse description | Two confronted bare heads facing one another, identified as Gaius Caesar (right-facing, on the left) and Lucius Caesar (left-facing, on the right), the adopted grandsons and heirs of Augustus. The heads are placed face to face in the field, a composition commonly found on Augustan colonial issues honoring the imperial princes. The legend is blundered or partially preserved, with the abbreviated initials C and L appearing in the field. The striking is typical of a colonial provincial workshop with limited die quality. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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