general analysis of coinage

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    Anne-Laure Mukosa

    Cards (7)

    • Youthful
      • TRIPLE A, Apollo, Alexander the Great and Achilles
      • Inexperienced
      • Strong, virile commander
      • Unfit for the roles he held
    • The name Caesar
      • Divine heritage - Venus through Aeneas, Mars through Romulus and Jupiter through them both
      • Founding father - Aeneas and Romulus. Augustus will be the third founding father, ushering in an era of peace
      • JC's military victories like Gaul
      • JC's dictatorship
    • Apollo - Augustus' patron god, youthfully depicted, supported by the gods, represents order/war/prophecy
    • Alexander the Great - died young at 30, expanded the Macedonian empire, signifies Augustus' future as an excellent military commander and a fulfiller of the Imperial Mission
    • Achilles - died young, Augustus heroic
    • The name Augustus
      • "August" - sacred, must be revered
      • "Augere" - to increase
      • Links to the practise of augury, Suetonius anything to do with them called 'augusta'
      • Suetonius a more original and honorable title
    • Divi F
      • Series of six coins
      • Mourning Denarius
      • Aureus on a Curule Chair