Sunday, 8 March 2020

Roman Gold Coin 107AD "Divus Augustus"







Year minted : 107 AD
Minted by : Emperor Trajan ( born 53 AD, reign 98 AD – 117 AD )

Observe :
portrait of Emperor Augustus, with the word ‘DIVUS AUGUSTUS’

Reverse :
‘MP. CAES TRAJAN VGGEP. CACPP. REST’




BACKGROUND

The coin featuring Augusts’ image is only one of two coins minted by Emperor Trajan in AD 107 as part of a series of coins that honored emperors before him.  This coin dedicated to Augustus refers to him as “Divus Augustus” or August the Divine who reigned during the life of Christ (27 BC to AD 14).  


Emperor Augustus : Founder of the Roman Empire
Augustus was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

Together with Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus, he formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar.

Following their victory, they divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators, before their individual ambitions tore the alliance apart.

Lepidus was driven into exile and stripped of his position, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Octavian in 31 BC.

In response, Augustus placed governmental power with the Roman Senate and other legislative institutions, to establish constitutional framework called the Principate - the first phase of the Roman Empire - while secretly remaining in overall control as a military dictator.

The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative peace known as the Pax Romana, or, The Roman Peace and he enlarged the empire too.

Augustus died at the age of 75, officially of natural causes, although there were rumours his wife Livia poisoned him.



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