may 20, 27 BC - Sardonyx cameo of a double Capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus
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The cameo bears a medallion with a portrait of Augustus supported on the horns of a double-headed goat. The imagery represents the constellation Capricorn, which was adopted by Emperor Augustus as his own lucky star sign and was used as an imperial symbol on such things as coins and legionary standards.
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