Augustus ruled 27 BC - 14 AD
AR cistophorus 11.9529 gm, 26.4 mm
Ephesus 24-20 BC
1. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage: Volume 1. From 31 BC to AD 69. Page 80 #482. London: Spink and Son Ltd. 2. Sutherland, C. H. V. 1970. The Cistophori of Augustus. Pages 67-73 #344-445. Plates 9-11 #348a-445a (obverse), also other obverse dies as shown in the table, and Plates 28-31 #344a-445a (reverse). London: Royal Numismatic Society. CA 344-445
Obverse
Augustus, bare head, facing right
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Reverse
Garlanded altar of Diana with bas-reliefs of confronted hinds
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