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ID number: BIRBI-R0881 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Augustus; Colonia Patricia Denomination: Denarius Place made: Córdoba Culture: Roman Date made: 18 BC Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 1.85 Weight (g): 3.71 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 3422. A. H. Baldwin, 1958. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Augustus, wearing laurel wreath, facing r. Reverse: Inscription to l. and to r. of domed templed with six columns; within, aquila between two standards.
Inscriptions: Obverse: CAESARI ^ᵕ⁽ᵕ⁽ᵀᵔ (Found by Caesar Augustus). Reverse: MAR VLT (Mars Ultor).
Bibliography: RIC I 2nd ed. 105a
Notes: Mint attribution uncertain; on obverse Augustus' face is countermarked.
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