Blair's Coin

Blair Gordon                                                                                                      Latin Coin Project

Ms. Flood                                                                                                                       D-Even

 

-Coin Diameter- 2 cm

-Weight- 3.26 g

-Denomination- AE 20

-Metal- Silver coated bronze

-Obverse Depiction- Augustus is facing right

-Reverse Depiction- Sol standing with two captives at his feet

-Obverse Inscription- IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG- Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus

-Reverse Inscription- ORIENS AVG

-Mint location- Made in the Western Empire (S)

-Exergue Markings- Late antoniniani (XXI)

-Die Orientation- Same side

-Distinct Features- Jupiter or Sol on the backside

 

Julius Caesar reigned from 49 B.C. to 44 B.C. in Rome. He was born into a wealthy family and when his father died when he was only sixteen, Caesar took over as the head of the family. He then ended his engagement to a plebian girl and married a member of the patrician class, Calpurnia. After he took the rule over Rome, he was murdered.