HoardBaseRIC I (second edition) Augustus 250A
Augustus · Denarius · 32 - 29 BCE
Date32 - 29 BCE
AuthorityAugustus
PortraitOctavian
DeityVenus
DenominationDenarius
MaterialSilver
MintUncertain value
RegionItaly
Average Size20mm, 3.7g (based on 13 examples)
Obverse TypeHead of Octavian, bare, right
Reverse LegendCAESAR DIVI F
Reverse TypeVenus standing right, leaning against column, holding transverse spear in left and helmet in right; shield depicting eight-rayed star leans against column
DynastyJulio-Claudian Dynasty
ManufactureStruck
StateRoman Empire
Examples in Museum Databases (13 specimens)
American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Münzkabinett Berlin
British Museum
British Museum
British Museum
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Universität Bochum
Source record: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.250A