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Aureus - Augustus P PETRON TVRPILIAN IIIVIR
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 19 BC - 4 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus, oak-wreathed (corona civica), facing right, with fine naturalistic portraiture characteristic of Augustan coinage. The emperor's features are rendered with idealized classical precision, the wreath encircling the head with individual leaves clearly articulated in high relief. The legend is arranged in two sections around the periphery of the flan, divided by the portrait, with a beaded border visible at the coin's edge. The overall style reflects the refined Hellenistic artistic tradition adopted by the Augustan mint. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A tortoiseshell lyre (chelys) depicted in high relief at the center of the field, its rounded body formed of a tortoise carapace and its frame and crossbar rendered with fine detail, strings visible between the yoke arms. The instrument is a symbol associated with Apollo, the patron deity of Augustus, reflecting the emperor's close religious and political identification with the god. The moneyer's legend surrounds the central device in a circular arrangement, contained within a beaded border. The composition is well-centered and characteristic of the refined engraving standards of the Augustan monetary reform. |
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