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Denarius IVPPITER CVSTOS, Roma and Jupiter
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 68-69 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC I#59, OCRE#ric.1(2).cw.59 |
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| Reverse description | Jupiter seated left on a throne, his upper body nude and a cloak draped over his lower limbs, holding a thunderbolt downward in his extended right hand and a long sceptre in his left. The composition emphasises the god's commanding, protective aspect as Custos — Guardian of Rome. The legend IVPPITER CVSTOS is inscribed in two lines across the field. The style reflects the emergency workshop production of the civil war period AD 68–69. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This denarius belongs to one of the most chaotic twelve-month stretches in Roman history — the Year of the Four Emperors. Nero's suicide in June 68 AD triggered a succession crisis the Principate had never faced, and the mint at Rome briefly operated under shifting allegiances before Galba consolidated control. The IVPPITER CVSTOS type — Jupiter as guardian — was almost certainly a deliberate propaganda choice, invoking divine protection for an emperor whose grip on power was visibly insecure.
Galba was dead by January 69, killed by the Praetorian Guard in the Forum.