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Sestertius - Augustus C CASSIVS C F CELER IIIVIR A A A F F S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 16 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | C CASSIVS C F CELER IIIVIR A A A F F S C (Translation: Gaius Cassius son of Gaius Celer, moneyer (Triumvir Monetalis) casting and striking gold, silver, and bronze coins. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (-16) |
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The tresviri monetales — a board of three junior magistrates responsible for overseeing Rome's mint — were revived under Augustus as part of his broader administrative reorganization of the state. C. Cassius Celer held this position in 16 BC, one of several moneyers whose names appear on the earliest senatorial bronze coinage struck after the SC formula was formally reintroduced. The large SC on the reverse was not merely decorative; it marked a constitutional settlement by which the Senate nominally retained authority over bronze while Augustus controlled gold and silver.