Augustus 7BC Authentic Ancient Roman Coin Large SC
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Augustus 7BC Authentic Ancient Roman Coin Large SC Roman Empire , Augustus - Roman Emperor: 27 B.C. - 14 A.D.Bronze As 28mm 8.6 grams . Obverse : CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIB VNI C POT - Bare head left. ????????? - Large SC. ..................................................................................................Augustus (Latin: IMPERATOR�CAESAR�DIVI�FILIVS�AVGVSTVS; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and between then and 27 BC was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. After 27 BC, he was named Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. Because of the various names he bore, it is common to call him Octavius when referring to events between 63 and 44 BC, Octavian (or Octavianus) when referring to events between 44 and 27 BC, and Augustus when referring to events after 27 BC. He became the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The young Octavius came into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. In 43 BC, Octavian joined forces with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in a military dictatorship known as the Second Triumvirate. As a triumvir, Octavian ruled Rome and many of its provinces as an autocrat, seizing consular power after the deaths of the consuls Hirtius and
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