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Denarius - Augustus CAESAR AVGVSTVS S P Q R CL V
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 19 BC - 18 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing left, rendered in a classicizing portrait style with finely detailed hair swept back from the forehead in short layered locks. The effigy occupies the central field without a border of dots, consistent with the early Lugdunum mint coinage. The legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS runs around the periphery in Latin capitals. The portrait conveys the idealized, youthful authority characteristic of Augustan court iconography. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a large circular shield (clipeus virtutis) inscribed with the abbreviation CL V (Clipeus Virtutis), presented as a round boss in high relief. Flanking the shield on either side are laurel branches, their sprigs rendered in fine detail extending toward the coin's periphery. The legend S P Q R (Senatus Populusque Romanus) is divided above the shield, with AVGVSTVS inscribed in the lower field below, all in incuse Latin capitals. This design commemorates the golden shield of virtue awarded to Augustus by the Senate in 27 BC, a powerful symbol of his constitutional settlement. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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