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Denarius - Augustus M DVRMIVS IIIVIR, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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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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| Obverse lettering | CAESAR AVGVSTVS (Translation: Caesar Augustus.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The moneyer M. Durmius held the tresviri monetales position — one of three junior magistrates overseeing the mint — under Augustus during a period when the emperor was systematically reshaping Roman coinage into a vehicle for dynastic messaging. Durmius is otherwise nearly invisible in the historical record; his name survives almost entirely because it appears on coins. The Victory type connects directly to Augustus's Parthian settlement of 20 BC, when the return of the standards lost at Carrhae was promoted as a military triumph achieved without battle — a diplomatic success repackaged as conquest.