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Denarius - Augustus L MESCINIVS RVFVS. S P Q R V PR RE CAES., Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 16 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (-16) |
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This issue belongs to a group of denarii struck in 16 BC under the moneyer L. Mescinius Rufus, one of the tresviri monetales appointed annually to oversee Rome's mint. The reverse type — Mars advancing — was politically loaded that year: Augustus had recently returned military standards lost at Carrhae in 53 BC to Roman hands via diplomacy with Parthia, a settlement his propagandists aggressively framed as martial victory. The S P Q R V PR RE CAES legend, abbreviating a senatorial vow for the preservation of the emperor, ties this coin directly to that manufactured triumph.