Coins Flashcards
when was Aureus ‘head of octavian and octavian seated on a bench’ minted?
28BCE
what does Aureus ‘head of octavian and octavian seated on a bench’ depict?
augustus with a laurel wreath
IMP.CAESAR DIVI.F COS.VI (consul 6)
augustus sat on a bench with a scroll (the laws of rome (symbol of peace))
‘restored to the people of rome their laws and rights’
when was cistophoric tetradrachm minted?
39BCE
what does Cicstophoric Tetradrachm depict?
Mark Antony in Dionysus’ ivy leaf crown (he claimed to be the new dionysus) and cleopatra framed by snakes
when was Quadran minted?
27BCE
what did Quadran depict?
Augustus on one side and an eagle on the other
when was the denarius ‘bare head of octavian and standing pax’ minted?
32-29BCE
what did ‘bare head of octavian and standing pax’ depict?
text read ‘Caesar divi f’
no laurel wreath that comes from triumph
personification of pax (first personification of pax came about during augustus’ rule)
when was Aureus ‘Gaius and Lucius as princeps iuventutis’ minted?
2BC-4AD
when was denarius ‘bareheaded portrait of augustus, sacrificial implements above tripod’ minted
12bce
where/what is the simpulum
top left , to carry wine during offering
where/ what is litus
top right , related to the augurs
where/ what is the tripod
bottom left , alter in temples
where / what is the patera
bottom right, for drink offerings used to pour stuff
when was denarius ‘portrait of augustus with laurel wreath, 8 rated comet with tail pointing upwards’ minted
19-18bc
