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Aureus - Augustus IMP XII ACT, Apollo
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 11 BC - 10 BC |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#190B, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.190B |
| Obverse description | Bare-necked laureate head of Augustus facing left, rendered in fine high relief characteristic of Augustan court die-cutters. The laureate wreath is depicted with naturalistic detail, its ties falling behind the neck. The portrait conveys the idealized yet individualised features associated with official Augustan imagery. The encircling legend is divided on either side of the bust, reading retrograde on the left and forward on the right, with a beaded border framing the entire design. |
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| Mintage | ND (11 BC - 10 BC) |
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Issued in the years immediately following Augustus's sweeping constitutional settlement of 13 BC, this aureus belongs to a series struck at the Lugdunum mint during a period when Augustus was consolidating the Principate's religious and dynastic messaging. The IMP XII tribunician dating places it precisely in 11–10 BC, a year marked by the death of Agrippa and the early maneuvering around succession. Apollo held particular personal significance for Augustus — he credited the god with his victory at Actium and constructed the Temple of Apollo Palatinus in 28 BC in deliberate proximity to his own residence on the Palatine.