Roman Empire 27 BC-14 AD, AE, As, August, Tarraconensis, Hispania 

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Roman Empire 27 BC-14 AD, AE, As, August, Tarraconensis, Hispania
Roman Empire 27 BC-14 AD, AE, As, August, Tarraconensis, Hispania
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4570723
Area
Coins
Title
Roman Empire 27 BC-14 AD, AE, As, August, Tarraconensis, Hispania
Country
Roman Empire
Face value
As
Year
-27
Variety / overstrike
Era
Roman Empire - Augustus to Vitellius (31 B.C.-69)
Head of State
Augustus of the Roman Empire (27 BC-14 AD)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
11.00
Diameter
28.98
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Obverse
AVGVSTVS DIVI · F, bare head of Augustus right
Reverse
C · V · I CEL left, L · SVRA above, L · BVCCO in exergue, II · VIR right, bull standing right
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
RPC 271; SNG Copenhagen 539
Details
Originally named Octavian, Augustus is considered to be the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He was the adoptive son of Julius Caesar. Augustus' reign initiated an era of peace named Pax Romana in which the Mediteranean world remained at peace for more than two centuries. When he died, the Senate made him a god and went so far to rename the month of Sextillis to what we know now as August. His names Augustus and Caesar were adopted by every subsequent emperor. He was succeeded by his adoptive son (and former son-in-law), Tiberius.