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Denarius - Augustus SIGNIS RECEPTIS, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 19 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing left, rendered in fine portrait style with closely cropped hair swept forward over the brow. The effigy displays the characteristic idealized yet naturalistic treatment typical of Augustan court art. The encircling legend reads CAESAR AVGVSTVS, distributed around the portrait in incuse Latin capitals. The field is smooth and unadorned, allowing the portrait to dominate the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Mars, helmeted and cloaked, depicted standing facing, head turned to the right, in a commanding military posture. The god holds a legionary aquila (eagle standard) in his extended right hand and bears a military standard resting on his left shoulder. The composition commemorates the diplomatic recovery of the Roman standards lost at the Battle of Carrhae (53 BC) and subsequently at other defeats, returned by the Parthians in 20 BC. The legend SIGNIS RECEPTIS is distributed across the field, proclaiming this political and military triumph. |
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