Pax Coin Flashcards
1
Q
the date?
(Pax coin)
A
32-29 BC
2
Q
the type of coin? significance?
(Pax coin)
A
denarius, most people would see them, this coin was part of some commissioned to pay Augustus’s army
3
Q
obverse description?
(Pax coin)
A
octavian, classical style face, very prominent eyes, curled hair, stern expression
4
Q
obverse inscription?
(Pax coin)
A
none
5
Q
reverse description?
(Pax coin)
A
Pax, the goddess, holding a cornucopia in her left hand (my right), and an olive branch in the other (my left)
6
Q
reverse inscription?
(Pax coin)
A
CAESAR DIVI F
CAESAR DIVI FILIUS
7
Q
analysis?
(Pax coin)
A
- used to pay his armies
- through war, comes peace and abundance
- would seen by others through the soldiers spending
- ushering in golden age of abundance
- curly hair? alexander?
- cleopatra seen as disruptor of peace
8
Q
themes?
(Pax coin)
A
imperator, divi filius, culture hero
