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Dupondius - Augustus P LVRIVS AGRIPPA IIIVIR A A A F F S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 7 BC |
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| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
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| Reverse description | Large S·C (Senatus Consultum) monogram dominating the central field, the letters boldly rendered and taking up the majority of the flan in the characteristic Augustan aes coinage style. The moneyer's legend encircles the design in a continuous inscription running around the full periphery of the coin. The reverse composition is simple yet authoritative, the prominent S·C affirming senatorial sanction for the issue. The flan shows the typical irregular outline of a hammered bronze coin of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This issue belongs to a magistrate series struck under the moneyers appointed by Augustus — Lucius Naevius Surdinus, Gnaeus Piso, and Lucius Licinius — as part of his deliberate revival of the old Republican moneyer system, a calculated gesture toward traditional governance while absolute power remained firmly concentrated. The moneyers held the title III VIR AAAFFF, responsible for aes, aurum, and argentum. Agrippa, Augustus's indispensable general and son-in-law, died in 12 BC; his name on this coin is honorific, not administrative.