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Sestertius - Augustus ROM ET AVG, altar of Gauls
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 9-14 |
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| Diameter | 33.5 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Altar of the Three Gauls (Ara Trium Galliarum) at Lugdunum depicted in frontal view, its face decorated with a corona civica (oak wreath) flanked by nude male figures on either side. Atop each of the two flanking columns stands a winged Victory holding a wreath. The altar is rendered with architectural precision, reflecting its role as a major cult monument of Roman Gaul inaugurated in 12 BC. The abbreviated legend ROM ET AVG appears in the field, referencing the joint cult of Rome and Augustus celebrated at the altar. |
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The Altar of the Three Gauls at Lugdunum — modern Lyon — was established by Drusus in 12 BC as the administrative and religious focal point of the three Gallic provinces. The altar itself was a real structure, constructed at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, where delegates from sixty Gallic tribes gathered annually on August 1st to conduct rites in honor of Rome and Augustus. Coinage referencing this cult was struck at Lugdunum rather than Rome, tying the physical mint to the monument it commemorated.
RIC 231A falls in the final years of Augustus's reign, when the Lugdunum mint was handling the bulk of bronze production for the western empire.