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Roman Imperial Augustus Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Pergamum [Bergama] circa 19-18 BC
This coin depicts what may reasonably be believed to be original form of the now ruined arch of Augustus which originally stood in the Forum Romanum, spanning the road between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Caesar. According to the literary evidence, two arches were erected in honour of Augustus in the Forum: one in 29 BC to commemorate his victory at Actium [Cassius Dio 49.15], the other in 19 BC to celebrate the return of the legionary standards lost by Crassus to the Parthians in 53 BC [Cassius...
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This coin depicts what may reasonably be believed to be original form of the now ruined arch of Augustus which originally stood in the Forum Romanum, spanning the road between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and the Temple of Caesar. According to the literary evidence, two arches were erected in honour of Augustus in the Forum: one in 29 BC to commemorate his victory at Actium [Cassius Dio 49.15], the other in 19 BC to celebrate the return of the legionary standards lost by Crassus to the Parthians in 53 BC [Cassius...
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Roman Imperial Augustus - Pergamum
Roman Imperial Augustus Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Pergamum [Bergama] circa 19-18 BC This coin depicts what may reasonably be believed to be original form of the now ruined arch of Augustus which originally stood in the Forum Romanum, spanning the road between the Temple of Castor and Pollux and...