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title: Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6077/denarius-of-augustus-with-crocodile/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6077.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6077.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) denarius [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) depicting a crocodile and the legend AEGVPTO CAPTA. Reign of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) commemorating his victory in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 28-6 BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Tarragona, Spain)

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, November 23). Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6077/denarius-of-augustus-with-crocodile/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 23, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6077/denarius-of-augustus-with-crocodile/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Denarius of Augustus with Crocodile." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6077/denarius-of-augustus-with-crocodile/>.

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