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| Reference | Sear GIC 32 | | Obverse | CAESAR AVGVSTVS | | reverse | DIVVS IVLIV[S] (DIVINE JULIUS) Battle of Philippi and division of territory | Bronze 18mm (5.53 grams) from the city of Philippi in Northern Greece, Macedonia circa 27 B.C.-10 B.C.
It is the events of 27 BC from which he obtained his traditional name of Augustus, which historians use in reference to him from 27 BC until his death in AD 14
A reconstructed 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 above his door, the "civic crown" made from oak, and to have laurels drape his doorposts
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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