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Æ16 - Augustus Q OCT M EGN IIVIR S P S C

Issuer Paestum (Roman province of Italy)
Year 27 BC - 14 AD
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description A wreath occupies the central field of the reverse, serving as the primary decorative device. The magistrates' names and civic titles are arranged in multiple lines across the field: Q OCT M EGN IIVIR S P S C, identifying the two duoviri Quintus Octavius and Marcus Egnatius along with the denominational and civic abbreviations. The lettering is arranged in a compact, multi-line epigraphic format characteristic of colonial bronze issues from Paestum under Augustus.
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Reverse lettering Q OCT M EGN IIVIR S P S C
(Translation: Quintus Octavius (and) Marcus Egnatius, duovirs, semis, of the Paestans, by decree of the senate)
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Mint Paestum
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