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Aureus - Augustus S P Q R, Colonia Patricia
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 18 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A slow quadriga proceeding to the left, drawn by four fully rendered horses shown in careful detail with individualized heads and muscular bodies. The chariot carries a portable shrine or tensa adorned with a wreath at the apex and a decorated front panel depicting a running figure, likely an aquila or Victoria motif. The legend S·P·Q·R· appears in the upper left field, and a ground line runs beneath the horses. The composition conveys the grandeur of the Roman triumphal procession in a compact, well-articulated design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Struck at Colonia Patricia — almost certainly modern Córdoba in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica — this issue dates to a politically charged moment: Augustus had just returned from settling affairs in Spain and Gaul, and the Senate voted him the corona civica and the clipeus virtutis in 27 BC, a relationship between princeps and Senate the SPQR formula here deliberately invokes. The Colonia Patricia mint operated only briefly during the Augustan period, making its output far less voluminous than the concurrent issues from Lyon.