obverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
reverse
American Numismatic Society (ANS), CC BY
Obverse
Head of Augustus, bare, right
Reverse
Cippus inscribed IMP CAES AVG LVD SAEC
Historical Note
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) of 17 BC were a festival marking the beginning of a new saeculum (age), theoretically held once every 110 years. Augustus revived and elaborated the ceremony as a declaration that a new golden age had begun under his rule. Horace composed the Carmen Saeculare specifically for the event. LVD SAEC = Ludi Saeculares ('Secular Games'). Coins commemorating the games are among the most precisely dateable issues of the reign.
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