EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia). circa 19-3/2 BC

EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia). circa 19-3/2 BC

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Roman Provincial. EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. AE Diobol – 80 Drachmai (24.5mm, 11.34 g, 12h). Second series, struck circa 19-3/2 BC

Obv: Draped bust Julia right

Rev: Double cornucopia with fillets

Ref: K&G 3.1; RPC I 5006; ex CNG EA 583 Lot 410

Note: Rare, This issue honors Livia (Julia Augusta), reflecting the growing prominence of imperial women in Roman political and religious life. As the wife of Augustus, Livia played a key role in the establishment of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the stabilization of the empire after years of civil war. This era marks the consolidation of imperial power and the development of dynastic imagery to reinforce legitimacy and continuity.