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Denarius - Augustus S P Q R
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare or lightly laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic portrait style characteristic of the Lugdunum mint. The bust is draped at the shoulder, with finely detailed hair swept back in short waves. The surrounding legend reads AVG DIVI F P P, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait displays the refined, youthful effigy convention established for Augustus and perpetuated on posthumous issues struck during the Year of the Four Emperors. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the abbreviated legend S P Q R — Senatus Populusque Romanus — inscribed within a laurel wreath, a composition closely associated with the Lugdunum coinage of Augustus and its posthumous revivals. The wreath is rendered with carefully articulated leaves tied at the base, enclosing the legend in two lines within the central field. The design is spare and epigraphic in character, emphasizing the constitutional authority of the Senate and Roman people as the source of imperial legitimacy. The plain field within the wreath and the absence of additional devices reflect the austere propagandistic style of Augustan monetary policy. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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