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Julius Caesar and Octavian, Second Triumvirate, 36 B.C., Vienne, Gaul
Vienne is in south-eastern France, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lyon, on the Rhone River. Before the arrival of the Roman armies under Julius Caesar, Vienne was the capital city of the Allobroges. RPC misspells the name, Vienna.
The denomination struck at Vienne was a dupondius and the type was frequently halved to make two asses.RP88134. Bronze cut half
dupondius (as), cut half of
RPC I 517,
SNG Cop -, aF, rough, Gaul,
Vienne mint,
weight 13.623g, maximum
diameter 29.3mm, 36 B.C.;
obverse IMP /
CAESAR DIVI F DIVI
IVLI, bare heads of
Julius Caesar left [and
Octavian right (off
flan)];
reverse C I V (
Colonia Iulia Viennensis), prow right with superstructure;
budget Julius Caesar portrait;
SOLD 



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