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| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14 |
| Item Description: |
AE Dupondius rv Caligula std. posthumous under Caligula |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
PAL Collection |
Owner Comments:
NGC-rated "FINE STYLE". The obverse is Divis Augustus, the divine Emperor Augustus. Born Gaius Octavian, he became emperor in 44 BC when Julius Caesar was assassinated and his will named Octavian as his adopted son and heir. He was known as Octavian until AD 27 when the Roman people honored him with the name, Augustus. His autocratic regime is known as the principate because he was the princeps, the first citizen, the head of "republican" institution that enabled his autocracy even though many Romans despised it. With unlimited patience, skill, and efficiency, he overhauled every aspect of Roman life and brought durable peace and prosperity to the Greco-Roman world.