Aureus Issued by Augustus
Aureus Issued by Augustus
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Augustus. Reverse: Victory Cutting the Throat of a Bull.
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 2 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Pergamon
- Date:
- 19 BCE
- Inventory Number:
- BNC I, 977
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
AVGVSTVS
Translation: Augustus
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
ARMENIA CAPTA
Translation: Armenia captured.
This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Augustus, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC I (second edition) Augustus 514.