Æ38 - Augustus L PASS VS RVFVS IMP
Features
| Issuer |
Thaena
(Africa Proconsularis)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 3 |
| Currency | Denarius (49 BC to AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 29.28 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 465964 |
| References | RPC Online I# 808 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , MAA# 52 Jacques Alexandropoulos; 2008. Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique, 400 avant J.-C. - 40 après J.-C. = The coins of ancient Africa, 400 BC - AD 40. Presses Universitaires du Midi, Toulouse, France.Michael Grant; 1946. From Imperium to Auctoritas: A Historical Study of Aes Coinage in the Roman Empire, 49 B.C.–A.D. 14. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Bare head of Augustus right, lituus in front.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAESAR DIVI F P P
Unabridged legend: Imp(erator) Caesar Divi f(ilius) P(ater) P(atriae)
Translation: Emperor Caesar, son of the divine, father of the fatherland
Reverse
Bust of Passienus Rufus right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L PASS VS RVFVS IMP
Unabridged legend: L(ucius) Pass[ien]us Rufus imp(erator)
Translation: Lucius Passienus Rufus, commander
Mint
Thaena, Byzacena, modern-day Sfax, TunisiaComments
Magistrate of Lucius Passienus Rufus (proconsul).
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