Augustus (27 BC -14 AD) ~ AE As ~ NGC Almost Good

NGC CERT #: 4284287-001

NGC DESCRIPTION: AE As, Posthumous under Tiberius

NGC GRADE: Almost Good

ABOUT THE COIN:

AE is an abbreviation or symbol for a base metal or base metal alloy, usually copper, brass or bronze. AE is often used with a number indicating a coin 's size.

Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.  His status as the founder of the Roman Principate (the first phase of the Roman Empire) has consolidated a legacy as one of the greatest leaders in human history.  The reign of Augustus initiated an era of relative peace known as the Pax Romana.  Augustus died in AD 14 at the age of 75, probably from natural causes.  Persistent rumors, substantiated somewhat by deaths in the imperial family, have claimed his wife Livia poisoned him. He was succeeded as emperor by his adopted son Tiberius, Livia's son and also former husband of Augustus' only biological daughter Julia.

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