Since Augustus himself (the title Augustus was officially conferred on Octavian by the Senate in 27 BC) and some other Roman emperors were deified after death, the title Divi Filius was also applied to some of Augustus' successors, notably Tiberius, Nero, and Domitian. Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Germanicus was a favorite with soldiers, and they offered to place him at the head of the empire but he rejected. he was adopted by his uncle Tiberius in the lifetime of Augustus, and was raised at an early age to the honors of the state. He was the great-nephew of Julius Caesar and was adopted as Caesars son. The title was for him "a useful propaganda tool", and was displayed on the coins that he issued. Germanicus Caesar, elder son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, was born B.C. Gaius Octavius, the future emperor Augustus, was born on September 23, 63 BC. The aureus, worth 25 silver denarii and 100 brass sesterces, had immense buying power, in modern terms roughly equivalent to 500 (or 420 euros). Octavian used the title divi filius to advance his political position, finally overcoming all rivals for power within the Roman state. Augustus based the Roman Imperial coinage on the aureus at 1/42nd of a pound of gold, which was equivalent to 25 silver denarii, which in turn was equivalent to. Augustus regularized the Roman system of coinage, resulting in a fully realized set of denominations from the tiny copper quadrans up to the gold aureus. The fuller form, divi Iuli filius ("son of the divine Julians"), was also used. Online Coins of the Roman Empire: Browse Collection All Terms Map Results Displaying records 1 to 20 of 41703 total results.
He was therefore referred to as Divus Iulius ("the divine Julius"), and his adopted son Octavian styled himself Divi filius ("son of the deified one, son of the god"). On 1 January 42 BC, nearly two years after the assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC, but before the final victory of the Second Triumvirate over the conspirators who had taken his life, the Roman Senate recognised Caesar as a divinity. Imperator Caesar August was one of the first and one of the. Divi filius is a Latin phrase meaning "son of a god", and was a title much used by the emperor Augustus, the grand-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. This Roman coin is a replica of originals that were beaten during the reign of emperor August.
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