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Augustus
Docum
ent A: M
ap
Docum
ent B: C
oins
Context: The denarius w
as a silver coin used in the Rom
an Em
pire. On the front side of
the coin is the head of Octavian and the inscribed w
ord “CA
ES
AR
.” On the back is a
Crocodile inscribed w
ith “AE
GV
PTO
CA
PTA
” which m
eans “Egypt C
aptured.” This coin w
as used in celebration of Augustus’s victory in E
gypt, specifically the Battle of A
ctium in
31 B.C
.E.
FRO
NT O
F CO
IN
B
AC
K O
F CO
IN
Augustus
Docum
ent A: M
ap
Docum
ent B: C
oins
Context: The denarius w
as a silver coin used in the Rom
an Em
pire. On the front side of
the coin is the head of Octavian and the inscribed w
ord “CA
ES
AR
.” On the back is a
Crocodile inscribed w
ith “AE
GV
PTO
CA
PTA
” which m
eans “Egypt C
aptured.” This coin w
as used in celebration of Augustus’s victory in E
gypt, specifically the Battle of A
ctium in
31 B.C
.E.
FRO
NT O
F CO
IN
B
AC
K O
F CO
IN
