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Aureus - Augustus OB CIVIS SERVATOS
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 19 BC - 18 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | AVGVSTVS (Translation: Augustus.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The "OB CIVIS SERVATOS" legend — awarded for saving the lives of Roman citizens — refers to the corona civica, the oak-leaf crown granted to Augustus by the Senate in 27 BC as part of the constitutional settlement that formalized his power without the naked appearance of monarchy. It was a calculated piece of political theater: Augustus declined the title of dictator and instead accumulated honorifics, of which this crown was among the most potent, evoking the old Republican tradition of the soldier who shields a fellow citizen in battle.
RIC I 29B belongs to the Spanish mint sequence, most likely Colonia Patricia, active during Augustus's campaigns in the western provinces.