Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 15-10 BC.,
Æ As (25-26 mm / 6,77 g),
Obv.: CAESAR - [PON]T MAX , laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev.: ROM 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 (common) ; BMC 550 ; CBN 1485 ; Coh. 209 .
The low weight and surface of this coin show what can happen after 2000 years in fertilized surface soil plus acid rain.
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.
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![15-10 BC., Augustus, Lugdunum mint, Æ As, RIC 230.
Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 15-10 BC.,
Æ As (25-26 mm / 6,77 g),
Obv.: CAESAR - [PON]T MAX , laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev.: ROM 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 (common) ; BMC 550 ; CBN 1485 ; Coh. 209 .
The low weight and surface of this coin show what can happen after 2000 years in fertilized surface soil plus acid rain.
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.
Schlüsselwörter: Augustus Lugdunum As Altar Ara Lugdunensis Roma-Augustus-Altar Lyon Victories Column Corona Civica](images/image.gif?id=1628729414930 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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15-10 BC., Augustus, Lugdunum mint, Æ As, RIC 230.
Augustus, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 15-10 BC.,
Æ As (25-26 mm / 6,77 g),
Obv.: CAESAR - [PON]T MAX , laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev.: ROM 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 (common) ; BMC 550 ; CBN 1485 ; Coh. 209 .
The low weight and surface of this coin show what can happen after 2000 years in fertilized surface soil plus acid rain.
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.
Schlüsselwörter: Augustus Lugdunum As Altar Ara Lugdunensis Roma-Augustus-Altar Lyon Victories Column Corona Civica")