Denarius Years 2 BC - 4 A.D.

Roman Empire

Metal: Silver.
Issuing entity: Rome. Augustus.
Mint: Lugdunum (Lyon, France).
Date: Years 2 BC - 4 A.D.
Obverse:
Laureate head of Augustus to right. Legend: CAESAR AVGVSTVS - DIVI F PATER PATRIAE.
Reverse:
Gaius and Lucius Caesar facing each other, togas and resting hand on shield. Behind each shield, spear. Above simpulum and lituus. Legend: [augusti f cos] DESIG PR[in]C IVVENT. Exergue: CL CAESAR[es].
Weight: 3.77 g - Diameter: 20 mm - Axes: 7 h.
Described in: RIC I 207.
Published in:
Ramón Sánchez, J. J., 1994: "El monetario del Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante", Actas del IX Congreso Nacional de Numismática, Elche, p. 162; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 107.
Monetary Inventory Number: 957.
MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection