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As - Augustus A LICIN NERVA SILIAN IIIVIR A A A F F S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 6 BC |
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| Diameter | 28 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large senatorial authorisation mark S C (Senatus Consultum) dominates the central field in bold, deeply struck characters, symbolising the Senate's authority over the bronze coinage. The letters are rendered in an open, monumental style consistent with Augustan aes issues struck at Rome. A continuous circular Latin legend naming the moneyer runs around the entire periphery of the flan, with dot separators between elements. The reverse design is entirely epigraphic, with no figural imagery, placing full emphasis on the official and administrative character of the issue. |
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The moneyer responsible for this issue, A. Licinius Nerva Silianus, held the office of tresvir auri argenti aerei flando feriundo — one of three junior magistrates overseeing Rome's coin production — during a period when Augustus was systematically reasserting senatorial authority over the bronze coinage. The S C formula (senatus consulto) on these issues was a deliberate constitutional gesture, formally attributing the bronze series to the Senate while Augustus retained firm control over gold and silver.