obverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
reverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
Obverse
Head of Augustus, laureate, left
Reverse
Apollo standing left, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre in left hand
Historical Note
Apollo was Augustus's patron deity. After the Battle of Actium in 31 BC — fought near Apollo's sanctuary at Actium — Augustus strengthened the Apollo connection, building a major temple to Apollo Palatinus adjacent to his house on the Palatine Hill (dedicated 28 BC). The lyre identifies this as Apollo Citharoedus, the musician god — an aspect emphasised in Augustan court culture and poetry. The lyre-playing Apollo appears on some of the earliest post-Actium Augustan coin issues.
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