Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, adopted his grandsons Gaius and Lucius and named them ‘leaders of the youth’ as his heirs. This was one of the most common silver coins of his reign. Both young men died before him, Lucius in AD 2 and Gaius in AD 4, and Augustus was finally succeeded by his stepson Tiberius.
Castings, Coins, KM
KM-1136 Augustus Gaius and Lucius Caesars Denarius
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Scanned photo of a cast coin pendant. Obverse: laureate head of Augustus facing right, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing, each with a shield and spear, priestly tools above, and C L CAESARES below. Inscriptions explained: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE means ‘Caesar Augustus, son of the Divine (Julius Caesar), Father of the Fatherland’. AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT means ‘sons of Augustus, consuls designate, leaders of the youth’. C L CAESARES means ‘Gaius and Lucius Caesar’.
