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Granodiorite statue which depicts the upper part of a body of an Egyptianized king. The man is probably Roman emperor Augustus. From modern-day Egypt. Roman period, 1st century CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

An illustration of the various Roman coin values at the time of Augustus. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

The colossal statue of Augustus (restored) set in the facade of the stage wall of the theatre of Arausio (Orange, France). 1st century CE. The statue is 3.5 metres tall.

Bronze head from an over-life-sized statue of Augustus, found in the ancient Nubian site of Meroë in Sudan, 27 - 25 BCE. On display in the British Museum, London.

A Roman silver denarius coin depicting a crocodile and the legend AEGVPTO CAPTA. Reign of Augustus commemorating his victory in Egypt, 28-6 BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Tarragona, Spain)

Colossal portrait of Augustus, 1st century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Bronze torso from an equestrian statue of Emperor Octavian Augsustus. (National Museum, Athens)

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