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Aureus - Augustus S P Q R
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 18 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine portrait style with delicate facial features and laurel wreath clearly delineated. The legend CAESARI AVGVSTO is disposed around the field, reading from the lower left to the upper right in crisp Latin capitals. The portrait exhibits the idealized Augustan classicism characteristic of the Julio-Claudian imperial coinage, with the wreath framing the emperor's profile prominently against the smooth gold field. A border of beads runs along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A slow quadriga advancing to the right, drawn by four miniature horses shown in careful detail, with an aquila (legionary eagle standard) prominently displayed on the car of the chariot. The chariot and horses occupy the central field, conveying the triumphal imagery closely associated with Augustan military and political authority. The legend S·P·Q·R· is inscribed in the exergue below, rendered in neat Latin capitals with interpuncts separating each letter. The composition reflects the celebratory iconography tied to the recovery of the Roman standards from Parthia in 20 BC and Augustus's associated triumphal honors. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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