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| Reference | RPC I 1715 | | Obverse | CAESAR AVGVSTVS | | reverse | DIVVS IVLIV[S] (DIVINE JULIUS) | Bronze 23mm (6.39 grams) from the Greek Kingdom of Thrace circa 11BC-12 A.D.
It is the events of 27 BC from which he obtained his traditional name of Augustus, which historians use in reference from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD
A statue of Augustus as a younger Octavian, dated ca. 30 BC
A denarius minted c. 18 BC
A denarius of Sextus Pompeius , minted for his victory over Octavian's fleet, on the obverse the Pharus of Messina , who defeated Octavian, on the reverse, the monster Scylla
Augustus was granted the right to hang the corona civica , the "civic crown" made from oak, above his door and have laurels drape his doorposts
the reverse shows Tiberius riding on a quadriga , celebrating the fifteenth renewal of his tribunal power
With Rome's civil wars at an end, Augustus was also able to create a standing army for the Roman Empire, fixed at a size of 28 legions of about 170,000 soldiers
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