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Civil War: Augustus Type. 27 BC-14 AD. Denarius, 3.85g (7h). Spanish or Gallic mint, 68 AD. Obv: CAESAR - DIVI F P P Laureate head of Augustus right. Rx: PAX Clasped hands before caduceus between two crossed cornucopias. Obv. legend var. of RIC 103 (R4), Martin A22, Nicholas 21, Paris 57, Cohen 219 (100 Fr.), and BMC p. 304. A very rare reverse type, coupled with an obverse legend that was hitherto unknown in the Augustus series of the Civil War of 68 AD. Nicely toned. Good EF
This interesting reverse type, which was not merely copied from a type of Augustus himself but newly created to express a wish for a peaceful and prosperous settlement of the crisis of 68 AD, had previously only been attested with the obverse legends CAESAR AVGVSTVS (references above) and DIVVS AVG P P (RIC 113). Our obverse legend CAESAR DIVI F P P is in fact altogether new in the Civil War series for Augustus; the closest parallels being AVG DIVI F P P and CAESAR DIVI F, RIC's legends 3 and 7 (p. 210)
This interesting reverse type, which was not merely copied from a type of Augustus himself but newly created to express a wish for a peaceful and prosperous settlement of the crisis of 68 AD, had previously only been attested with the obverse legends CAESAR AVGVSTVS (references above) and DIVVS AVG P P (RIC 113). Our obverse legend CAESAR DIVI F P P is in fact altogether new in the Civil War series for Augustus; the closest parallels being AVG DIVI F P P and CAESAR DIVI F, RIC's legends 3 and 7 (p. 210)