COIN (ROMAN)

A silver denarius of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), dating to 2 BC-AD 4 (Reece Period 1), C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius with shield. Mint of Lyon. RIC I (revised edition), p. 55, no. 210.

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Lugdunum
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: [CAESAR] AVGVST[VS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE]
Reverse: Caius and Lucius Caesar standing front, resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear; above, on left, lituus and, on right, simpulum
Reverse legend: [C L] CAESARES in exergue, AVGVSTI F [COS SESIG PRINC IVVENT] around
Dated: -2.0 to 4.0
Weight (g): 3.3
Diameter (mm): 18.26
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Fair
Parish: Upper Poppleton
District: York
County: York
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Discovery method: Metal detector