Is This An Augustus-Coin? | Ilium, Bronze Of Claudius

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Eero New Member Sweden 9 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 10:45 am Hi! Could someone please help me identify this coin. I think one of the guys is the first caesar Augustus, but who is the other guy? And what is the thing inside the green circle? I will be happy if someone could show me another picture about this kind of coin, so I could see how it looked when it wasn't so decayed. Edited by Sap 04/09/2009 09:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 3:13 pm , It is a coin of Augustus, but I have not been able to locate this particular coin yet. Report this Post to the Staff
Eero New Member Sweden 9 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 3:43 pm Thank you Echizento! Then it's Augustus like I suggested. If you find more about this coin, please tell to me, it will be intresting to know more about it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16938 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 7:39 pm I've found it. This is a provincial coin from Ilium, the city built on the site of the semi-mythical Troy. The obverse (the side without the small statue) depicts emperor Claudius, with the titles KLAUDIOS KAISAR (in Greek letters), and the reverse does indeed show the deified Augustus, with the legend AUTOKRATOR ThEOU (Emperor and God). The small object in front of Augustus' face is an image of the goddess Athena. I found this example on CoinArchives, in slightly better shape. It's even listed and pictured in the Sear catalogue of Greek Imperial coins (number 488). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Eero New Member Sweden 9 Posts	Posted 03/26/2009 8:43 pm Amazing! Thank you very much Sap! I had doubts about the identifying of this coin - thought noone will identify it. But you did! And you found a better picture about it too! I'm so thankful, it was great! Thank you very much! Report this Post to the Staff
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