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Electronic Auction 515

Lot nuber 485

Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 12.45 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 10-14.


Electronic Auction 515
Lot: 485.
 Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Dupondius (25mm, 12.45 g, 12h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 10-14. Laureate head of Augustus right / The Great Altar of Lugdunum: altar enclosure; panels decorated with corona civica flanked by figures holding laurel branches; decoration along roofline; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm frond in left hand over left shoulder and wreath in right hand; ROM ET AV[G] in exergue. RIC I 232; Lyon 96. Green-brown surfaces, some roughness, traces of earthen deposits, scrape at obverse edge. VF.

We are told that the Altar of Rome and Augustus at Lugdunum and the cult activities surrounding it were established by Drusus in 12 BC amidst uprisings in Gaul (Dio 43.32; Livy, Epit. 138-9). The sanctuary where the altar stood, easily accessible since Agrippa’s road network was laid out, served as the assembly place for the tribal representatives of the Tres Galliae. Convening annually, the provincial assembly effectively gave the local Gallic communities a voice while uniting them under the backdrop of the imperial cult. It also provided tribal leaders an opportunity to compete on a larger stage. Among the activities at the assembly were the elections of the cult’s officers and the annual high priest. The latter was the highest office one could hope to obtain in Gaul and brought great prestige to both the priest and his community.

Closing Date and Time: 4 May 2022 at 12:41:20 ET.

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