13 BC. and later, Augustus, imitative Denarius, irregular mint imitating the Rome mint, cf. RIC 403.
Augustus, irregular mint imitating the Rome mint, 13 BC. and later,
imitative Denarius, (18-19 mm / 2,83 g), white metal(?), axes irregular alignment ↑<- (ca. 290°),
Obv.: [AVGVSTV]S , bare head of Augustus facing right, lituus behind.
Rev.: C MARIVS TRO - [IIIVIR] , diademed and draped bust of Julia, as Diana, right, quiver at shoulder.
cf. RIC 403 ; cf. BMC 104 ; f. Sear RCV 1732 .
Julia was the daughter of Augustus and his second wife, Scribonia. She married her cousin Marcellus in 25 BC but Marcellus died two years later. Julia then married Augustus’s friend and favoured heir Agrippa in 21 BC They had five children, Gaius Caesar, Julia the Younger, Lucius Caesar, Agrippina Senior, and Agrippa Postumus. After Agrippa’s death in 12 BC, the issue of the succession became problematic and Julia was forced to marry the future emperor Tiberius, who in turn had to divorce his present wife, Vipsania Agrippina. The marriage was not a happy one and Julia subsequently became infamous for affairs, resulting in her being exiled by Augustus in 2 BC.