Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 94, Los 68 The Roman Empire Octavian, as Augustus 27 BC – 14 AD A series of Cippus issues of Augustus The Cippus was a Roman signpost often placed alongside a roadway. The cippus was engraved with information relating to upcoming or current events important to the empire and often the emperor specifically. Some of these signposts survive into mod...