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title: Georgian Imitations of Augustan Denarii
author: geonumismatics.tsu.ge
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8146/georgian-imitations-of-augustan-denarii/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Georgian Imitations of Augustan Denarii

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## Image File

[![Georgian Imitations of Augustan Denarii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8146.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8146.jpg)

## Image Caption

Description, picture: [Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/). Weight: e.g. 1,28 gr., 2,23 gr., 2,59 gr., 2,93 gr., 2,97 gr., 3,02 gr., 3,10 gr., 3,12 gr., 3,23 gr., 3,24 gr., 3,25 gr., 3,33 gr., 3,42 gr., 3,51 gr., 3,55 gr. d=17/18-19/20mm. Obverse: Laureate head right/left, crude in style. Distorted Latin inscription around: prototype – [CAESAR](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/caesar/) AVGVSTVS DIVI F. PATER PATRIAE. Circle of the dots. Reverse: Gaius and Lucius Caesars, standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield. Spears behind the shields. Simpulum and lituus above the shields. Distorted Latin inscription around: prototype – C. L. CAESARES AVGVSTI F. [COS](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kos/). DESIG. PRINC. IVVENT. Linear circle or circle of the dots. Mint: Unknown. Nominal: The weights range from 1,28 gr. to 3,55 gr. Date: Second half of the 3rd c. CE. In the 3rd century CE Kartli/[Iberia](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/iberia/) had a shortage of the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) coins, which were very popular. Thus, the king of Kartli decided to issue local money patterned on the Roman coins being not particularly scrupulous about the images and inscriptions.

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### Chicago
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