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Denarius - Augustus and Tarpeia TVRPILIANVS IIIVIR
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 19 BC - 4 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Reverse description | The figure of Tarpeia depicted facing, shown from the waist upward, with both arms raised, emerging from or being buried beneath a pile of round shields (clipei), referencing the legendary fate of the Vestal Tarpeia who was crushed under the shields of the Sabines. The legend TVRPILIANVS is visible to the right and IIIVIR to the left of the figure, identifying the moneyer Publius Petronius Turpilianus in his capacity as Triumvir Monetalis. The design is bold and deeply struck, with the shields rendered as large rounded pellets filling the lower portion of the die. The composition is highly unusual iconographically, referencing archaic Roman legend in the context of Augustan moral and historical revival. |
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| Reverse lettering | TVRPILIANVS IIIVIR (Translation: Turpilianus Triumvir. [Publius Petronius] Turpilianus, moneyer (Triumvir Monetalis).) |
| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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