COIN (ROMAN)

A silver Roman denarius of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), dating to the period c.2 BC-AD 4 (Reece period 1). [C L] CAESAR[ES, AVGVS]TI F COS DESIG PR[INC IVVENT], Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing with spears and shields; between spears a simpulum and lituus. Mint of Lugdunum. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 55, cf. 207. 

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: CAESAR AVGV[STVS-DIVI F PATER P]ATRIAE (retrograde)
Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing with spears and shields; between spears a simpulum and lituus
Reverse legend: [C L] CAESAR[ES] (in exergue), [AVGVS]TI F COS DESIG PR[INC IVVENT] (retrograde)
Dated: -2.0 to 4.0
Weight (g): 2.89
Diameter (mm): 17.09
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Little Maplestead
District: Braintree
County: Essex
Region: Eastern
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).aug.207