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ID:
631204
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Augustus
Date Ruled:
27 B.C. - A.D. 14
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Denarius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC circa 18
Weight:
3.82 g
Obverse Legend:
S• P• Q• R• PAREN / CONS• SVO
Obverse Description:
Legionary eagle, toga picta over tunica palmata, and wreath
Reverse Legend:
CAESARI AVG
Reverse Description:
Triumphal quadriga right, ornamented with two Victories and small galloping quadriga
Exergue:
CAESARI AVG
Mint:
Spanish Mint
Primary Reference:
RIC 100 cf.
Reference2:
RSC 080 cf.
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36806
Price Sold For:
930 USD
Date Sold:
5/21/2003
Notes:
Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1204. Estimate $700 This denarius type is usually attributed to Colonia Patricia (modern Cordoba) in Spain. The obverse depicts the elaborate regalia (ornamenta triumphalia) of a successful general that is awarded to him on the occasion of his procession through the streets of Rome as triumphator. The toga picta was an elaborate dress based on the attire of the Etruscan kings and is shown being worn over the tunica palmata, a tunic decorated with representations of palm leaves. On either side are seen a legionary eagle, symbolic of the Roman army, and a triumphal wreath, or corona triumphalis. This was worn by the triumphator as he paraded through the streets of the capital in the elaborately adorned chariot which is depicted on the reverse. In 19 BC, Augustus returned to Rome after a three-year absence in Greece and Asia, and this reverse type probably relates to the celebration of the military successes of this period, especially Tiberius' activities in Armenia and the restoration of the standards that the Parthians had captured from Crassus in 53 BC.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
