ORC8526 Augustus GOLD aureus aEF
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   ORC8526 Augustus GOLD aureus aEF

Of Augustus, son of the Divine [Julius]
Augustus, gold aureus, (7.78g) Lugdunum Mint, 11-10 BC, AVGVSTVI (sic) DIVI
F Laureate head right. / Bull butting right, IMP XII in exergue. RIC 186a
var.; BMC 471. Near EF / VF, nice style, well-centered on a full flan.

The obverse legend has a die engraver's error, with an I for the final S in
AVGVSTVS, a genitive case showing possession or ownership. Die engravers'
errors sometimes show the language that was being thought of as the die was
made. For instance, some late 3rd century antoninianii have L for L in the
legend. Byzantine bronze routinely mix Greek and Latin letters. The
mistakes shows that the die engravers spoke Greek.

In this case, a die engraver used a genitive case showing possession. This
makes sense considering that the coin was issued from the Lugdunum Mint,
which was under more direct control of Augustus. His name (or his
relative's names) and title appear on both sides of the coins from this
mint. At the Rome Mint, moneyers names still appeared on the precious metal
coinage, showing at least nominal Senatorial influence. Worthy of further
study.

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