COIN (ROMAN)

An incomplete silver denarius struck for Augustus, dating to c. 2 BC- AD 4. Reece period 1, mint of Lugdunum. Reverse; AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing holding shields with spears behind, simpulum and lituus above. RIC I, p. 55, no. 207.  The coin has broken roughly in half along its central axis. 

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Laureate bust right
Obverse legend: CAESA[R AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATE]R PATRIAE
Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing holding shields with spears behind, simpulum and lituus above
Reverse legend: [C L CAESARES] (in exergue), [AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT]
Dated: -2.0 to 4.0
Weight (g): 1.59
Diameter (mm): 16.86
Completeness: Incomplete
Parish: Restricted Access
District: Forest Heath
County: Suffolk
Region: Eastern
Place known as: Brandon
Discovery method: Metal detector