Aureus of Augustus, Lugdunum (Lyons)
r. 27 BCE - 14 CE
Augustus
Roman Imperial
Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus to r.
Rev.: Gaius and Lucius Caesar, togate, veiled, standing facing on l. and r. respectively. Each rests a hand on one of two shields, which stand upright on the ground between them; behind the shields, two crossed spears, butts pointing upwards l. and r.; between butts, a simpulum on l. and a lituus on r. turned inwards
Gold
Roman Imperial period, Early