Pax Coin

• When was it Minted

  • 32 - 29 BC, a transitional period following actium
• Who was it minted for

  • To pay his soldiers for the battle of Actium
• Who is Pax

  • the goddess of peace
  • originally a minor God during the Republic, Augustus elevated her status, indicating that he is the bringer of peace and prosperity
  • became a motif of his reign
• Pax with Cornucopia

  • a horn of plenty
  • suggesting that Augustus brings prosperity and wealth to Rome
• Pax as a dule measage

  • not only does she represent peace, but such peace is achived at the submission of foreign powers to the Roman empire
  • drawing to the military prowess of Augustus