Ancient Coins: Augustus, the First Emperor
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Augustus, the first Roman Emperor had a fascinating life which was thoroughly studied by contemporary and modern historians.
A political genius, he knew very well the power coins had on passing messages to the average citizen, and he took full advantage of this tool by issuing very diverse designs during his long reign. Today, lets explore some coins issued under this fascinating character.
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I like Octavian's late denarii/Augustus' early denarii, when the simple image of his portrait was struck on the obverse, reserving the clutter of his name and titles for reverse. It was his way of saying, "I am the only man left after many years of brutal civil war... let all doubt and hostility end now."
Dang I can’t even get ONE Augustus denarius and home boy has them by the dozen! O_o
0:45 - OMG that's beautiful!
Wow. These are some really beautiful coins.
Wow judging by that coin at 2:56 HBO did Antony a solid by casting James Purefoy to play him
Yes! We cant judge much of how he looked like by the marble busts, as these had a fair share of "Embellishing" done on them, but it is somewhat accepted, and coins reinforce the idea, that his face was quite brutish-looking.
Particularly so if we compare him against the youthful features Augustus always had. Even as an old man, according to sources, he had a very youthful appearance
Those are fantastic examples of Augustus' coinage! I kept waiting for the end of the video for you to say where we could bid on them at an upcoming auction because these seem like showcase examples perfect for advertising a sale. I was surprised that there was no ad. Whoever owns them is very, very fortunate!
These coins come from the collection of a long-time collaborator of the channel. He´s a very kind chap, always willing to film some of his coins for a cool video.
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I just picked up an Asia Minor bronze coin of Augustus, would love a nice denarius someday
There is a super cool sphinx one I will probably never be able to afford. I have the one with his grandsons on the reverse.
Excellent coins beauty and history.
i have the denarius minted at 16bc. nice that you’re able to feature it. cool topic!
Great video! I would love to see you cover coins from the year of the four emperors in the future.
Me too! Its really hard to get a hold of these scarcer coins, but I´ll do my best :)
As always, you've done a very clever and instructive video.
I personally don't collect Augustus' coins (nor do I collect imperatorial coins) , as I don't find them esthetically pleasing and they are very expensive in the kind of condition I like, but every ancient coin is highly collectible in my views. These ones just don't belong to my subjective criterias, but this period is pretty much a revolution in the Ancient world, a revolution coins document very well.
Thanks glad you liked it!
Indeed, I mostly collect roman imperials, but the later republican coinage and in particular the imperatorial types are really interesting. Not only the widespread use of political propaganda is very visible, which would result on the imperial coinage so commonly reinforcing the imperial cult, but the overall design choices of the time were very varied, resulting on some out-of-the-box designs you seldom find on later imperial coins.
Awesome collection! Your channel is a total inspiration. Greetings from Buenos Aires.
Muchas gracias Fabian! Me alegra mucho que hayan subscriptores de otros paises. Un saludo!
Loved this one i watched the series rome frm 2005 recently and correlating both just satisfies my imagination.
Is that Doofucius's infamous hoard of Octavian/Augustus denarii?
Of course! 😂
He´s the best!
Do you make the images yourself?
Yes I do :)
Do you sell the drawing of the Venus coin?
I'd like to see this coin in pawn stars, would love to hear what the experts would gonna say
"100 bucks, and Im taking a risk here"
hi i have caesar august silver coin has the same look (head) obverse and reverse . is it real
You need to take it to an experienced dealer to see if its real, Im not doing it