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Denarius - Augustus SIGNIS RECEPTIS, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 19 BC - 15 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine portraiture style characteristic of Augustan coinage, with carefully delineated layered hair falling in waves across the crown and nape. The facial features display the idealized yet individualized likeness of the princeps, with a strong jaw and aquiline profile. A beaded border encircles the field. No legend appears on the obverse of this type, the bare head serving as the sole identifying device. |
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| Reverse description | Mars, god of war, depicted standing left with head turned to the right, wearing a crested helmet and military cloak (paludamentum). He holds a legionary eagle (aquila) in his right hand and a military standard (vexillum) in his left, referencing the recovery of the Roman standards lost to the Parthians at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC. The legend SIGNIS RECEPTIS is inscribed in the field, commemorating this diplomatic triumph of Augustus. The composition is bold and hieratic, consistent with the propagandistic numismatic programme of the early Principate. |
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| Reverse lettering | SIGNIS RECEPTIS (Translation: Signis Receptis. Standards recovered.) |
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