RIC I (second edition) Augustus 140, Aureus, Gold, struck at Colonia Patricia, 18–17 BC. Obverse: head of augustus, bare, right. Reverse: augustus right, crowned by victory, in biga of elephants right atop arch flanked by colonnades. Weight about 7.8 g, diameter 20.6 mm.
| mint | Colonia Patricia | weight | 7.84g (4) |
| ruler | Augustus | diameter | ⌀20.6 (1) |
| denomination | Aureus | axis | 6↕ (1) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Augustus, bare, right
S P Q R IMP CAESARI
reverse
Augustus right, crowned by Victory, in biga of elephants right atop arch flanked by colonnades
QVOD VIAE MVN SVNT
specimens (4)
British Museum
7.83g
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France)
7.91g
BnF (National Library of France)
7.86g
Cite this coin
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 140 (ric.1(2).aug.140), 18–17 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-140/ (accessed: 2026-10-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA