Object numberCC59.2.0308
denarius, Roman Empire, Augustus, 18-16 BCE
Date18-16 BCE
Emperor
Augustus
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.84 cm, 3.54 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Empire
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A linear border surrounds the bare head of Augustus, facing right, with S P Q R CAESARI AUGUSTO inscribed around.
SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS CAESARI AUGUSTO
S P Q R CAESARI AUGUSTO
The senate and Roman people for Caesar Augustus
A linear border surrounds a cloaked and helmeted Mars, who is standing to the left, holding a vertical vexillum in his right hand, and a parazonium over his left shoulder. VOT P SUSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR is inscribed around.
VOTA PUBLICA SUSCEPTA PRO SALUTE ET REDITU IOVI OPTIMO MAXIMO SACRUM
VOT P SUSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR
With a public vow to Jupiter Optimus Maximushaving been undertaken on behalf of the health and return (of Augustus). Sacred.
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