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Aureus AVGVSTO OB C S, Liber
| Issuer | Roman Empire, Rome Mint |
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| Year | 19 BC - 4 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | TVRPILIANVS IIIVIR (Translation: Turpilianus Triumvir. [Publius Petronius] Turpilianus, moneyer (Triumvir Monetalis).) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This aureus belongs to a group issued in the names of Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Augustus's grandsons and designated heirs, whose public presentation was carefully managed as part of his succession strategy. The "OB C S" — ob civis servatos, for saving the citizens — invokes the corona civica, the civic crown awarded to Augustus by the Senate in 27 BC, a distinction he exploited relentlessly in official coinage for decades. Liber, the Italian deity equated with Bacchus, appears here in an unusual pairing that likely reflects a specific votive or religious program rather than casual iconographic choice.