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Denarius - Octavian CAESAR III•VIR•R•P•C / SC
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 42 BC |
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| Value | Denarius (1) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted and draped bust of Mars facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on the head; a spear is visible over the left shoulder. The legend CAESAR III•VIR•R•P•C ('Caesar, one of three men for the regulation of the Republic') runs around the periphery in Latin capitals, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The portrait is rendered in the bold, high-relief style characteristic of military mint coinage of the late Roman Republic. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Victoria standing facing, her wings spread, holding a shield in each hand; to either side stands a military trophy composed of a helmet, oval shields, and carnyces mounted on a post with crossed spears below. The letters S and C (Senatus Consulto) appear in the lower field, one to each side of the central figure, flanking the base of the trophies. A beaded border runs around the inner periphery of the flan, and the overall composition conveys a strong martial and triumphal iconography befitting the propaganda of the Second Triumvirate. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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