Macedonia, Thessalonica, Augustus and Julius Caesar
Description:
Macedonia, Thessalonica. Augustus with Divus Julius Caesar (27 BC - 14 AD) ΘEOC; Bare head of Divus Julius Caesar right / ΘECCAΛONIKEΩN; bare head of Augustus right.
Diameter:
AE21 mm
Weight:
6,82 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RPC I 1555
Commentary:
rare; olive green patina with some bronze highlights and some base metal on the reverse
History:
The father of future Augustus defeated an army of runaway Spartacist slaves near Turii - hence one of Octavius' cognomen: Thurinus.
Article Number:
003-03-06-44147