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Denarius - Augustus S·P·Q·R·
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 18 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in fine classical style with naturalistic hair swept forward in short locks across the forehead. The portrait is youthful and idealized, consistent with the Augustan propagandistic aesthetic. The encircling legend reads CAESAR to the left and AVGVSTVS to the right of the effigy, distributed across the field in raised Latin lettering. The flan is slightly irregular in outline, characteristic of hand-struck Roman Imperial coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAESAR AVGVSTVS (Translation: Caesar Augustus) |
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This issue dates to the year Augustus received his renewed ten-year command and the formal return of the military standards lost by Crassus at Carrhae in 53 BC — a diplomatic triumph over Parthia that the regime elevated into one of the defining propaganda victories of the early Principate. The standards had been held for 35 years.
The RIC I 115 variety designation signals a die difference from the primary type, though the variant classifications within this group remain contested among specialists, complicated by the number of mints operating under Augustan authority during this period.