15-10 BC. and later, Augustus, Lugdunum mint, Semis, RIC 230 var.
Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 15-10 BC. and later,
Semis / halved As (ø 13-26 mm / 4,91 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: [CAES]AR - P[ONT MAX] , laureate [head of Augustus] right; rectangular countermark on neck: AVC.
Rev.: [R]OM ET AVG , front elevation of the Roma-Augustus-Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures; [to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another.]
RIC I 230 var. (type common) ; BMC 550 var. ; CBN 1485 var. ; Coh. 209 var. . For countermark: Werz III, p. 102, no. 54.1 (common) .
The reverse of this coin features the celebrated Altar of Lugdunum which had been dedicated by Augustus on August 1st, 10 BC.
Am 1. August jeden Jahres feierten die 60 civitates der drei Gallien an diesem Altar ein Fest, mit dem sie ihre Reichstreue bestätigten. Der Altar war im Jahre 12 v. Chr. von Drusus errichtet worden.