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Galerie > Ancient World > The Roman Empire > Lugdunum (Lyon, France)
  2 BC.-12 AD., Augustus, Lugdunum, Denarius fragment, RIC 207.
Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 2 BC.-12 AD.,
Denarius fragment (12-19 mm / 2,08 g),
Obv.: [CAESAR] AVGVST[VS - DIVI F PA]TER P[ATRIAE] , laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev.: [C L CAES]AR[ES] / A[VGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT] , Caius and Lucius Caesar standing facing, shields and spears between; above, simpulum and lituus.
RIC I, 56, 207 (common) ; BMC 533 ; CBN 1651 ; Coh. 43 ; Giard, Lyon 103, 82 . 

The type commemorates Gaius and Lucius Caesars, the grandsons of Augustus by Marcus Agrippa, as heirs to the imperial throne. Gaius became Princeps Iuventutis in 5 BC and Lucius in 2 BC. Their respective deaths in 4 AD and 2 AD were later attributed to Augustus' wife, Livia, to secure the throne for her son, the future emperor Tiberius.
Schlüsselwörter: Augustus Lugdunum Denarius Gaius Lucius Caesar Shields Spears Simpulum Lituus Fragment

2 BC.-12 AD., Augustus, Lugdunum, Denarius fragment, RIC 207.

Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 2 BC.-12 AD.,
Denarius fragment (12-19 mm / 2,08 g),
Obv.: [CAESAR] AVGVST[VS - DIVI F PA]TER P[ATRIAE] , laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev.: [C L CAES]AR[ES] / A[VGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT] , Caius and Lucius Caesar standing facing, shields and spears between; above, simpulum and lituus.
RIC I, 56, 207 (common) ; BMC 533 ; CBN 1651 ; Coh. 43 ; Giard, Lyon 103, 82 .

The type commemorates Gaius and Lucius Caesars, the grandsons of Augustus by Marcus Agrippa, as heirs to the imperial throne. Gaius became Princeps Iuventutis in 5 BC and Lucius in 2 BC. Their respective deaths in 4 AD and 2 AD were later attributed to Augustus' wife, Livia, to secure the throne for her son, the future emperor Tiberius.

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