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Denarius - Augustus C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 2 BC - 4 AD |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-shouldered, laureate bust of Augustus facing right, rendered with fine engraving characteristic of the Lugdunum mint workshops. The emperor's portrait displays his characteristic features with a laurel wreath secured by a ribbon, the ties of which fall behind the neck. The legend encircles the effigy in a continuous arc around the periphery of the flan, with lettering executed in sharp, well-spaced Roman capitals. The portrait conveys the idealized yet individualized Augustan style that became the standard for imperial coinage throughout the Principate. |
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| Reverse description | Two facing figures of Gaius and Lucius Caesar stand frontally, each wearing the toga of Roman citizens. The princes each rest one hand upon a round shield set on the ground before them and grasp a spear with the other. Between the two figures in the upper field, a simpulum (priestly ladle) appears to the left and a lituus (augural wand) to the right, emblems of their priestly dignities. The multi-line legend occupies both the upper and lower portions of the field, referencing the princes' titles as consuls-designate and leaders of the youth. The composition is symmetrical and hieratic, emphasizing dynastic succession and the future of the Julio-Claudian line. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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