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Aureus - Augustus IMP XII ACT, Apollo
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 11 BC - 10 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine high-relief portraiture characteristic of the Augustan period. The emperor's features are idealized yet individualized, with a wreath of laurel leaves crowning the head. The legend is arranged around the periphery of the flan, divided on either side of the portrait, with a beaded border visible along the coin's edge. The portrait conveys the classical restraint and dynastic authority befitting the first Roman emperor. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo standing left in full figure, holding a plectrum in his extended right hand and a lyre cradled in his left. The god is depicted in the Greek-inspired classical manner, evoking Augustus's personal devotion to Apollo as divine patron and the ideological resonance of the Battle of Actium. The reverse legend appears in the field around the figure, referencing the emperor's twelfth imperatorial acclamation and the Actian victory. The composition reflects the high artistic standards of Augustan coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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