obverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
reverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
Obverse
Head of Augustus, laureate, right
Reverse
Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre in left hand
Historical Note
Apollo was Augustus's patron deity, associated with his victory at Actium in 31 BC and celebrated in the Temple of Apollo Palatinus dedicated in 28 BC. The rightward-facing Apollo with plectrum and lyre is the mirror variant of the leftward type — a compositional variant within the same Apollo Citharoedus series. Horace's Carmen Saeculare, performed at the Secular Games of 17 BC, was explicitly composed as a hymn to Apollo and Diana.
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