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Denarius - Augustus VOT P SVSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 18 BC - 17 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (18 BC - 17 BC) |
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This denarius belongs to the coinage produced around Augustus's return from the eastern provinces in 19 BC, a journey during which he secured the return of the Parthian standards lost at Carrhae in 53 BC — a diplomatic coup the regime promoted aggressively as a military triumph. The vow types of this period, including this piece, were part of a sustained mint program celebrating both his survival and safe return, the *vota* formula linking personal piety to the stability of the state.
RIC I 153 is among the issues attributed to a traveling or Spanish mint, likely Colonia Patricia, operating under direct imperial authority rather than the Roman senatorial mint.