One of the most recognizable denarii of Octavian Augustus.
A variety minted at the mint in Lugdunum, from 2 BC to 4 AD. A forgery of the period.
Wanted issue.
Obverse: bust of Octavian Augustus to the right and titulature in the rim:
CAESAR AVGVSTVS DlVIF PATER PATRIAE.
Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing facing in togas, holding hands on shields; behind each shield, spear, left lituus to right, right simplum to left:
AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, in segment: C L CAESARES.
Silver-plated bronze, diameter 18 x 21.5 mm, weight 3.37 g, axis 12 h.