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Denarius S P Q R, Victory
| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Jaar | 68-69 |
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| Valuta | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | SALVS GENERIS HVMANI (Translation: Salus Generis Humani. Salvation of the human race.) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents the abbreviated legend S·P·Q·R in bold, well-spaced Latin capitals at the center of the field, enclosed within a prominent civic oak-wreath (corona civica) tied at the base. A small pellet or bead appears at the top of the wreath above the legend. The oak-wreath, rendered with carefully detailed leaves and acorns, was a potent symbol of Roman civic virtue and imperial authority. The design is deliberately austere, emphasizing the senatorial and popular legitimacy of the issuing authority during the tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
This denarius falls within the catastrophic Year of the Four Emperors, when Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian each seized or contested imperial power in rapid succession. The SPQR obverse legend was a deliberate archaism — a bid for senatorial legitimacy at a moment when the throne had become, nakedly, a military prize. Galba in particular leaned hard on Republican imagery to distinguish himself from Nero's personal excess.
RIC I 75 is attributed to Galba's Rome mint, struck in the opening months of his reign before his murder in January 69 AD.