Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus

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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus

Roman; minted in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France)LinkedCulture matchlcp-b935b58fc02a

Date
2 BCE-4 CE
Medium
Silver
Culture
Italy
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
9954

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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Augustus, facing right. On the back (reverse), Caius Caesar and Lucius Caesar (born to Marcus Agrippa and Julia the Edler) are standing, each resting a hand on a shield. Two spears, a lituus (curved augural staff) and a simpulum (ladle with long handle) are between them. The brothers were adopted by Augustus (their grandfather) as joint-heirs but died at relatively young ages (21 and 18, respectively) before they could rule. This coin commemorates their appointments as consul designatus.

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Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance
Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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