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Denarius CAESAR, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 29 BC - 27 BC |
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| Weight | 3.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Mars facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet adorned with a prominent plume and cheek guards, rendered in fine relief characteristic of late Republican and early Augustan coinage. The portrait is executed with strong, confident die-cutting, displaying a youthful, idealized profile with clearly delineated facial features. The abbreviated legend IMP (Imperator) appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The helmet crest curves gracefully over the crown, with decorative scrollwork visible on the bowl. The overall style reflects the transitional aesthetic between the late Roman Republic and the emerging Augustan imperial idiom. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP (Translation: Imperator. Supreme commander.) |
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Struck in the two-year window between Octavian's return from the East following Actium and his formal assumption of the title Augustus in January 27 BC, this denarius belongs to a transitional moment when the constitutional fiction of the restored Republic was still being carefully assembled. The Senate's award of the *corona civica* and the theatrical resignation of extraordinary powers were all yet to come.
RIC I 274 is attributed to a traveling mint, likely accompanying Octavian during this period rather than operating from a fixed urban facility.