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Münzkabinett Antike Römische Kaiserzeit [18207652]
https://ikmk.smb.museum/image/18207652/vs_org.jpg (Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Public Domain Mark)
Provenance/Rights: Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Reinhard Saczewski (Public Domain Mark)
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Augustus

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Description

Front: Kopf des Augustus nach l. Im l. F. ein rechteckiger Gegenstempel.
Rear: Helm zwischen Dolch (pugio) l. und Doppelaxt (bipennis) r.
Countermarked: The impression left by a countermark punch. A tool that is used to punch into a coin subsequent to the original striking an additional mark or symbol that had meaning in the contemporary context of the coin - for example to mark a specific payment or to revalue a coin). Objects from early modern collections sometimes bear countermarks as a sign of ownership.

Inscription

Vorderseite: IM[P CAESAR] - AVGVST
Rückseite: P CARISIVS - LEG PRO - PR

Similar objects

RIC I² Augustus: 007b

Material/Technique

Silver; struck

Measurements

Diameter
17 mm
Weight
3.89 g

Part of

Literature

  • BNat I³ Nr. 1048-1050.
  • Beger, Thes. Br. II 545.
  • RIC I² Nr. 7 b.
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