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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     ROM-1442      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 B.C. - A.D. 14 BC-AD Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     circa 17 BC Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     3.34 g Obverse Legend:     CA-ES-AR Obverse Description:     Bare, youthful head (Caius Caesar?) right within oak wreath Reverse Legend:     AVG-VST Reverse Description:     Candelabrum ornamented with rams' heads, within wreath entwined with bucrania and paterae Mint:     Uncertain Mint Primary Reference:     RIC I 540 (Augustus) Reference2:     RSC 002 Reference3:     BMCRE 684 Reference4:     RCV 1749 Notes:     Rare. The youthful head on this controversial coin was identified by Cohen as Caius, the grandson and adoptive heir of Augustus; Mattingly, in RIC I (1st ed.), rejected this identification in favor of a "rejuvenated" Augustus, a view supported by other cataloguers in recent years. In the new edition of Roman Coins and Their Values, however, David Sear returns to the original identification of Caius Caesar. He notes that the features of the young head bear little resemblance to earlier portraits of Octavian/Augustus, and that the title CAESAR under the image seems to refer to the young heir, while the name AVGVSTVS is relegated to the reverse. Finally, the timing of the type, issued the same year which saw the birth of Caius' brother Lucius and the adoption of both by Augustus, favors an identification as Caius.

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