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As - Augustus and Numa Pompilius CN PISO CN F IIIVIR A A A F F
| Issuer | Roman Empire, Mint of Rome |
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| Year | 16 BC - 15 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST (Translation: Caesar Augustus Tribunicia Potestate. Caesar Augustus, holder of tribunician power.) |
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Cn. Piso served as one of three moneyers (tresviri aetere argento auro flando feriundo) appointed around 16–15 BC, a period when Augustus was reorganizing the Roman monetary system following the settlement of 23 BC. The pairing of Augustus with Numa Pompilius — Rome's legendary second king and credited founder of its religious institutions — was a deliberate political alignment, presenting Augustus as a restorer of ancient Roman piety rather than a monarch in the Greek sense.
The Piso family connection is worth noting: Cn. Calpurnius Piso, likely a relative, would later become notorious as the man accused of poisoning Germanicus in 19 AD.