AUGUSTUS (27 BC-14 AD). Denarius. Mint of Lugdunum.

(3.50 g, 19.4 mm)

Date: 15 BC - 13 BC

Obverse:

AVGVSTVS DIVI F: Bare head of Augustus, to the right

Reverso:

IMP X ACT: Apollo standing on the left, holding a plectrum in his right hand and a lyre in his left.

The coin has a small break on the right side of the obverse and the left side of the reverse, but the rest is in good condition and has a good portrait. Gray patina.

HISTORICAL NOTE

The legend "IMP X ACT" on a Roman coin has the following meaning:

IMP is the abbreviation of Imperator, a title given to the victorious general and, later, to the Roman emperor.

X is the Roman numeral 10, indicating the tenth time the emperor has been proclaimed Imperator by his troops, that is, the tenth imperial acclamation.

ACT refers to the victory at the Battle of Actium, the famous naval battle in which Octavian (Augustus) defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC.

Therefore, "IMP X ACT" means that Augustus was proclaimed Imperator for the tenth time, in commemoration of the victory at Actium.