Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins
Coin Detail
- Uselton Catalog #: 18
- Class: Roman Imperatorial & Imperial
- Ruling Authority: Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.)
- Date Struck: Ca. 34-37 A.D.
- Type: AE (bronze) As
- Size: 25.67 mm.
- Weight: 9.15 g.
- Die Axis: 180掳
- Obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, 鈥淒ivine Father Augustus鈥�; radiate head left.
- Reverse: Eagle standing facing, wings spread, head right, S C at sides.
- Exergue:
- References: RIC 82 [Tiberius], Cohen 247. RCV 1790? for the As version.
- Original #: 19
The original tag with this coin had 鈥渄upondius,鈥� and Augustus seems to be wearing a radiate crown鈥搕he sign of a dupondius. But asses were made of red copper, so the coin color argues for an as.