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328 FREDK. A. WALTERS.
Augustus, with the wreath and palm branches, were
not issued by the three moneyers who struck the
type of the Emperor crowned by Victory. Probably,
however, none were wanted, as those and the dupondii,
struck by previous moneyers, must have been very
abundant, seeing that even now they are quite
common.
It is possible that some of the larger and heavier
specimens of the coins of M. Salvius Otho of this
type 5
may be really sestertii, and that even this
denomination may have been tentatively issued. The
metal, however, would be the real test.
The next coin of Augustus that I will describe is
one that for size should perhaps be called a medallion.
It is of the " Altar of Lyons "
type, 6 but on the obverse
the head is to the left, which does not occur on any
large brass of this type mentioned by Cohen. It may
be described as follows :
Olv. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER
PATRIAE; laureate bust of Augustus to
left of fine execution.
Rev. ROM ET AVG ; the usual "Altar of Lyons".
Wt. 444 grs. Size 11 (36-5 mm.). [PI. XVI. 2.]
This coin is quite round and carefully struck. Cohen
describes a piece of this reverse type (No. 239) of
size 11 as a medallion. It differs, however, from mine
in having the head to the right, and the legend
CAESAR PONT MAX.
The last coin I have to mention of Augustus is
5 See Willers, p. 153, No. 218.
6 See B. M. C. : Rom. Rep., ii, pp. 439 f.