Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D.
Octavian. named Augustus by decree of the Senate, understood the lesson from his grand-uncle.
Augustus (27BC-14AD)
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Ref Augustus AE Hemiobol of Alexandria, Milne 7, Koln 4, RPC 5007
Augustus Æ 40-Drachmae of Alexandria, Egypt. 2nd series, after 19 BC. CEBA-CTOC, bare head right / KAICAP, priestly implements: simpulum, vase, lituus and axe.
Augustus, AR Denarius, c.19 BC, Group II, Spain, "Uncertain Mint 2" (Colonia Patricia?)
CAESAR-AVGVSTVS
Bare head of Augustus right
(No legend) ...
The Cistophori of Augustus, by C. H. V. Sutherland. 1970. Hardcover. RNS Special Publication 5.
A complete discussion of his cistophori, including 36 page plates and 134 pages of extensive discussion of these few issues.
"Now at this time Caesar Augustus issued a decree...." So starts Luke's second chapter, which describes the birth of Jesus. This coin has the portrait of Augustus. After his death in 14 A.D.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1848-1907
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) was famous for making two kinds of art that relatively few artists pursue: (1) monumental public sculpture, ...
Augustus
Tiberius
Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus
27 bc - 14 ad ...
"IMP" on Augustus Moneyer As, Pannonia, unspecific, could be from Augustus or later (countermark Martini Pangerl Collection 79) ...
Augustus - a name granted Octavian in 27 B.C. as first emperor and subsequently taken by all Roman emperors. Augusta is the comparable title for empresses.
aureus - the standard gold coin of the Roman empire, worth 25 denarii (q.v.).
2131 Augustus B. Sage's Numismatic Gallery No. 2. Henry Bogert. Bronze. 178.8 grains; 30.8 mm. AU. Bust of Henry Bogert facing right on the obverse. The reverse features Sage's logo with borders of stars at top and bottom.
336---As Augustus. Æ Centenionalis. Bust l., with globe/Emp dragging barbarian from hut. Constantinople. SR-3976v. VF $35 ...
Augustus - Fourree denarius - c.27 BC - 3.0g
Fourrees are most common in Roman Republican and early Imperial coins.
Augustus, AR tetradrachm, Antioch, 27 BCE - 14 CE
Obv: SEBASTOY KAISAPOS Laureate head right
Rx: TTOYS UK NIKHS Tyche of Antioch, river god Orontes before, Theta K above, monograms before.
references - Prieur 51; RPC 4152 ...
Augustus St. Gaudens died in 1907, just before his new design was issued for circulation. It was issued in high relief with the date appearing in Roman Numerals. Only 11,250 were issued. The mint's Chief Engraver Charles E.
Augustus
title conferred on Octavian by the senate in 27 BC as part of the constitutional settlement following his victory at Actium. This title was equivalent to the English term 'emperor'.
Biga ...
Augustus, (Augusta - feminine)
Most distinctive of imperial titles which is used only by the reigning emperor or his family.
Beata tranquillitas ...
AUGUSTUS
The title AUGUSTUS originally mean "worthy of veneration", but when it was conferred on Octavian as the first Roman Emperor, it became a title indicating the Sovereign, or high ruler.
Augustus replaced the rather muddy bronze coins of the late republic with a new series of coinages - some in brass, such as the sestertius and the dupondius, and some in bright copper, such as the as and the quadrans.
Augustus to Gallienus. Magistrates' names from Hadrian onwards, with title Strategos, sometimes preceded by επι.
Augustus Humbert, Esq., will continue his connection with the establish-
ment, and superintend, as formerly, the Assaying department.
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14. Augustus, 27 B.C. - 14 A.D., silver cistophorus.
15. Marcus Agippa, died 12 B.C., copper as.
16. Tiberius, A.D. 14-37, copper as.
Art? Augustus Saint-Gaudens, considered to be the greatest sculptor in America at the time, designed the new American gold $10 and $20 coinage for 1907.
Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, Nero, Clodius Macer, Civil Wars, Galba, Otho, Vitellius
RIC II
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Anonymous Quadrantes, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian
RIC III
Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus
RIC IV ...
Under Augustus, the Roman General Drusus began to invade Germany, and it was from this period that the German tribes became familiar with Roman tactics of warfare whilst maintaining their national identity.
George Augustus was the only son of the German prince George Louis, elector of Hanover (King George I of Great Britain from 1714 to 1727).
BB523. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14, AE As. Augustus head left/Blank. Centered portrait, green patina, decent clear portrait with weak chin area, rest of coin worn smooth, Good/Poor SOLD ...
Designer: Augustus St. Gaudens
Also refer to General Information on US Gold Coins.
In late 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt asked renowned American sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens to redesign the $10 'eagle' and $20 'double eagle'.
AVG = Augustus, the honorific title bestowed on Octavian by the Senate on 16 January 27 BC and thereafter adopted by all of his successors as an indication of their supreme authority.
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Obverse Design:
Reverse Design:
Edge Variety #1: Ultra-high relief
Edge Variety #2: High relief, Roman numerals, Knife rim
Edge Variety #3: High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim
Edge Variety #4: Arabic numerals ...
Short for Augustus Saint-Gaudens or slang for the Standing Liberty double eagle or Saint.
standard silver ...
Last name of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the preeminent sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. At the request of President Teddy Roosevelt, he redesigned the eagle and double eagle in 1907 although he died mid-production.
Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was the first prime minister of independent Sierra Leone. He attended medical school in the United Kingdom, then returned to Sierra Leone to work for the colonial administration.
By the time of Augustus, the silver denarius has been in use for about 180 years. To this, Augustus added a large bronze coin, the sestertius, which was one-quarter of a denarius in value, and other lesser coins.
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus - The famed sculptor commissioned by President Theodore Roosevelt to redesign U.S. coinage to better reflect traditional beauty through Greek-inspired designs.
The coinage of Augustus contains two each of gold, silver, and copper coins, but also three of a yellow alloy of copper (orichalcum), which is actually used for the sestertius itself.
Imperator Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eleventh time. His partner is Aulus Terentius Varro Murena. Octavian Caesar Augustus relinquishes position of Consul of Rome, attains that of Tribune of Rome and Princeps, or "First Citizen.
Traduction : "Augustus Divi Filius", (Auguste fils du divin [Jules]).
Description : Tête nue d'Auguste à droite (O°).
REVERS ...
The issue of copper alloys is particularly relevant to the study of the non-precious metal coins of the Roman empire issued following the reforms of the Emperor Augustus in the late first century BC.
Phraates IV was able to bring peace with Rome for Parthia following the crushing defeat of Marc Antony's invasion and the establishment of close relations with Augustus, eventually resulting in the return of the standards captured at Carrhae.
This same egotism was also found in one of the leading sculptors of the day, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who confided to the Mint Director that there were only four men in the world competent to do such a redesigning: three were in France, ...
a literal translation of which reads `Imperator, Caesar, Vespasian Augustus, Consul three times, Tribunica Potestate, Pater Patriae'.
with Augustus Humbert as U.S. Assayer. In 1851, the management team of Moffat and Humbert struck the impressive octagonal fifty-dollar gold pieces with their "engine turned" reverses.
He began by commissioning Augustus Saint-Guadens to redesign our gold coinage. Saint-Guadens' Eagle and Double Eagle designs along with Bela Lyon Pratt's Quarter and Half Eagle designs appeared in 1907 and 1908 respectively.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens confided to Kimball there were only four men in the world competent do to such a redesign: three were in France and he was the fourth. It did not matter.
This "Double Eagle" gold coin was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens who also designed Indian Head $10 Gold which also circulated from 1907 - 1933. This magnificent coin is considered by many to be the most beautiful American coin ever minted.
Gaudens $20 Double Eagle was designed in 1907 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the request of then President Theodore Roosevelt. Many consider it one of the most beautiful and appealing gold coins ever designed. They have a weight of ~516 grains (~33.
President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign all American coinage, but Saint-Gaudens died of cancer after completing design work for the $10 (Eagle) and $20 (Double Eagle) gold pieces.
Octavius struck coins in the name "Caesar Augustus" for over 40 years from 28 BC. Though Tiberius ruled from 14 AD, coins were struck with his head surrounded by the imperial legends as early as 10 AD.
It was designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and minted from 1907 to 1933. There are two specific design types minted as business strikes: the No Motto Type (1907-1908) and the With Motto Type (1908-1933).
Geta was created Caesar at the same time as Caracalla was created Augustus, and the intention of their father was they they would rule jointly as his successors.
It was designed by American sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens. The bust on the new eagle was almost identical to the Nike head (Victory) that Saint Gaudens designed for Sherman's monument in New York's Central Park.
Saint-Gaudens - Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a well know artist and coin designer of the early 1900's. Perhaps his most famous coin design is the US $20 gold piece last minted in 1933.
On August 13, 1903, Roosevelt saw an equestrian statue of General Sherman which the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens had prepared for the Fifth Avenue entrance to Central Park in New York City.
The severely limited mintages of Charlotte and Dahlonega have always attracted collectors, especially after publication of Augustus C. Heaton's 1893 treatise on collecting by mintmarks.
Although Teddy Roosevelt was no longer in office, his desire to have more classical designs on our coins, as expressed to Augustus Saint-Gaudens over dinner in 1905, was very much alive.
The 1907 double eagle issue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that had such medallic depth that multiple blows from a powerful press were required to fully bring up the detail.
Extremely High Relief The 1907 double eagle issue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that had such medallic depth that multiple blows from a powerful press were required to fully bring up the detail.
The truth of the matter is that De Francisci's Liberty was a direct descendent of two patterns created by Augustus Saint Gaudens in 1907 and 1908. The $10 Gold Eagle issued from 1907 to 1933 has nearly the same profile as the Peace Dollar.
The new American Buffalo Gold coin's obverse and reverse designs feature images originally prepared by the noted American sculptor James Earle Fraser, once a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, for America's 5-cent coin (nickel).
 See also: Coin, Revers, Reverse, Struck, Coinage
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