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Denarius - Augustus CIVIB ET SIGN MILIT A PART RECVPER
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 18 BC - 17 BC |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#134B, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.134B |
| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing left, rendered with fine detail in the idealised Augustan portrait style, depicting the emperor with neatly combed, layered hair falling across the brow in characteristic fashion. The bust is truncated at the shoulder and occupies the central field. The encircling legend reads S P Q R IMP CAESARI AVG COS XI TR POT VI, distributed around the periphery, honouring Augustus as Imperator, consul for the eleventh time, and holder of tribunician power for the sixth time. |
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| Mintage | ND (18 BC - 17 BC) |
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This denarius commemorates one of Augustus's most celebrated diplomatic coups: the recovery of the Roman standards lost by Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC and by Antony in 36 BC, achieved without a single Roman soldier dying — through negotiation with the Parthian king Phraates IV in 19 BC. The propaganda value was enormous, and Augustus milked it relentlessly across multiple coin types, framing a bloodless treaty as a military triumph.
RIC I 134B is one of several closely related issues from the eastern mint, likely Pergamum, struck in the immediate aftermath of the recovery.