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As of the Deified Augustus

Roman (Metalworker)
22-30 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck
(Roman Empire , )

Obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, left. Reverse: Ara Providentiae Augusti (Altar of the 'Forethought' of Augustus) with doors closed.
This copper alloy coin was worth 1/400 of a gold coin (aureus). It was issued under the authority of the emperor Tiberius (reigned 14-37 CE) in honor of his step-father and predecessor, Augustus (reigned 27 BCE-14 CE).

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER [Translation] Divine Father Augustus [Inscription, Latin; reverse] PROVIDENT(iae) S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] To (the goddess) Forethought, by senatorial decree

Provenance
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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

Exhibitions

2015 From Rubens to the Grand Tour. Academy Art Museum, Easton.
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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Chamber of Wonders

Accession Number

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59.627

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