Augustus Æ As – Great Altar of Lugdunum, Lyon, 10–7 BC

Augustus Æ As – Great Altar of Lugdunum, Lyon, 10–7 BC

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Description

Augustus (27 BC–AD 14). Æ As. Lugdunum (Lyon), 10–7 BC. 10.53 g, 24 mm.

Obv: CAESAR PONT MAX, laureate head of Augustus right.

Rev: ROM ET AVG, front elevation of the Great Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurel branches and flanked by male figures; columns to either side surmounted by Victories facing inward. RIC I² 230; BMCRE 550; Cohen 240; Lyon 73.

Note: a bit rough, i.e., pitting, but still neat!