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As - Augustus and Numa Pompilius CN PISO CN F IIIVIR A A A F F
| Issuer | Roman Empire, Mint of Rome |
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| Year | 16 BC - 15 BC |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the idealised portraiture characteristic of early Augustan coinage. The effigy displays strong, regular facial features consistent with official imperial imagery. The surrounding Latin legend, disposed along the periphery, reads CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST, asserting Augustus's tribunician power. The flan is irregular in outline, typical of hammered bronze production, with the surface showing the characteristic granular texture of cast bronze flans of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Bare head of Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome, facing right, depicted with aged and bearded features in keeping with his traditional iconographic representation on Augustan coinage. The portrait serves as a politically resonant allusion to pious and lawful kingship, invoked to legitimise Augustan authority. The surrounding Latin legend, distributed around the periphery of the flan, reads CN PISO CN F IIIVIR A A A F F, identifying the moneyer Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, son of Gnaeus, in his capacity as Triumvir Monetalis responsible for the production of gold, silver, and bronze coinage. The flan is irregular and the surfaces exhibit heavy patination with areas of green encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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