Macedonia, Thessalonica, Augustus and Julius Caesar
155,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE21 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,82 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RPC I 1555 |
| Commentary: | rare; olive green patina with some bronze highlights and some base metal on the reverse |
Historical Context
The father of future Augustus defeated an army of runaway Spartacist slaves near Turii - hence one of Octavius' cognomen: Thurinus.






