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Museum: The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University (South Orange, United States)

Technique: Copper

This quadrans featuring the profile of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Republic, also features an eagle on its reverse, symbolizing imperial rule. The symbol of the eagle endures today and is used on heraldry and coinage throughout the world, including that of the United States of America.

Size of this image (MIME type: image/jpeg) 3535 x 1830 pixels. Other resolutions: 300 x 155 pixels

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