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Denarius - Augustus CAESARI AVGVSTO
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 18 BC |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse lettering | S P Q R PARE CONS SVO (Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Parenti Conservatori Suo. The senate and the roman people to its protective parent.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This issue belongs to a critical moment in Augustan monetary reform. In 23 BC, Augustus had transferred his coinage authority to a new framework, and by 18 BC production of precious metal coinage was concentrated almost exclusively at the Lugdunum mint — a deliberate policy shift away from Rome, placing the emperor's name directly on silver in a way that left no ambiguity about who controlled the money supply. RIC I 96 is among the issues attributable to this Lugdunum reorganization, struck as Augustus consolidated tribunician power following the constitutional settlements of 27 and 23 BC.