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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 248A

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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 248A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 12–14 AD. Obverse: head of tiberius, laureate, right. Reverse: altar highly decorated with corona civica, laurels, and nude male figures; victories flanking. Weight about 23.1 g, diameter 36.5 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Augustus 248A
reverse RIC I (second edition) Augustus 248A
mint Lugdunum weight 23.07g (8)
ruler Augustus diameter ⌀36.5 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 5↕ (4)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Tiberius, laureate, right

TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERATOR VII
reverse

Altar highly decorated with corona civica, laurels, and nude male figures; Victories flanking

ROM ET AVG
specimens (10)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 9.96g
BnF (National Library of France) 25.54g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.20g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.41g
British Museum 24.75g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 22.00g 1↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.91g 1↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)

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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 248A (ric.1(2).aug.248A), 12–14 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-248a/ (accessed: 2026-08-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA