COIN (ROMAN)

An as of Augustus dating to the period 12 BC to after 10 BC (Reece period 1). ROM ET AVG reverse type depicting the altar of Lyon. Front elevation of the altar is decorated with the corona civica between two laurels flanked by two nude male figures; to l. and r. Victories on columns, facing each other. Mint of Lugdunum. RIC I (rev.ed.), p. 57, no. 230.

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: As
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: None
Obverse: Laureate head right.
Obverse legend: CAESAR PONT MAX
Reverse: Altar of Lyon. Front elevation of the altar is decorated with the corona civica between two laurels flanked by two nude male figures; to l. and r. Victories on columns, facing each other.
Reverse legend: ROM ET AVG
Dated: -12.0 to -10.0
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Monmouthshire
County: Monmouthshire
Region: Wales
Place known as: Abergavenny
Discovery method: Unknown
Notes: 
This data is sourced from the corpus of work produced by Peter Guest and Nick Wells, entitled "Iron Age and Roman coins of Wales. There are no images to accompany this series and our staff did not identify these coins. Questions about these data should be directed to Dr Guest/ Dr Wells.