Roman coin (head of Caesar Augustus) 1 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Roman coin (head of Caesar Augustus) 1 / James St. John
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | This is a ~2040 year old, one denarius silver coin issued by the Roman Empire. The portrait depicts Caesar Augustus (real name: Gaius Octavian), the first emperor of the ancient Roman Empire - he ruled from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D.This coin was produced at the Caesaraugusta Mint in Spain (= modern day city of Zaragoza) in 19 to 18 B.C. The flip side depicts a comet that appeared in the year 44 B.C. The pit on the cheek is a "banker's mark", which was made to test the legitimacy and solidity of the coin (fakes were made in ancient times).-------------------------------Identification: Augustus 37B of "Roman Imperial Coinage, Volume I", Second Edition-------------------------------See info. at:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustusanden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denariusanden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Comet |
| 撮影日 | 2021-01-09 08:31:19 |
| 撮影者 | James St. John |
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