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Quinarius Aureus - Augustus TR POT XXVII, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 4-5 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The winged figure of Victory, draped, seated right upon a globe, with both hands resting upon her lap in a composed and serene posture. The globe beneath her symbolises Roman dominion over the world. The legend TR POT XXVII is inscribed around the field, with partial letters visible at left and right. The design is executed in the refined classical style of the Augustan mint, with the figure rendered in high relief against the plain gold field. |
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| Reverse lettering | TR POT XXVII (Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima Septima. Holder of tribunician power for the 27th time.) |
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The quinarius aureus — half the weight of a standard aureus — saw only intermittent production under Augustus, issued in short runs whose precise economic rationale remains debated. This piece, datable by the TR POT XXVII tribunician dating to 4–5 AD, falls within the anxious final years of Augustus's succession planning, a period marked by the deaths of Gaius and Lucius Caesar and the reluctant adoption of Tiberius.
RIC I 215 is among the scarcer quinarius types of the Augustan series. The denomination never achieved wide circulation and was likely produced for specific donative or ceremonial purposes rather than general commerce.