COIN (ROMAN)

An imitative silver-plated copper-alloy denarius of Augustus (27 BC - AD 14), imitating the C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT Gaius and Lucius Caesar issue, struck at Lyon, c. 2 BC - AD 4 (Reece Period 1). Reece period 1. The C L CAESARES is legible in the exergue (the outer inscription is worn and / or off-flan). Plated coins of the Augustan period are found in significant numbers in Britain. For prototype, see RIC I, p. 55, no. 207.

Ruler: Augustus
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: // [C L] CAESARES
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: CAESAR AVGVSTVS [DIVI F] PATER PATRAE
Reverse: Caius and Lucius Caesars standing, leaning on shields with spears behind; between their heads, a simpulum and lituus
Reverse legend: [AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT]
Dated: -2.0 to 14.0
Weight (g): 2.7
Diameter (mm): 18.0
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Good
Parish: Farleigh Wallop
District: Basingstoke and Deane
County: Hampshire
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector