Aureus - Augustus VOT P SVSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR; Mars
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 18 BC - 17 BC |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.9 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 247567 |
| References | RIC I# 149B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Augustus, bare, left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S P Q R CAESARI AVGVSTO
Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanus Caesari Augusto.
The senate and the Roman people to Caesar Augustus.
Reverse
Mars, helmeted, standing left, naked except for chlamys hanging from shoulders over left arm, holding vexillum in right hand and parazonium on left shoulder.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VOT P SVSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR
Translation:
Vota Publica Suscepta Pro Salute et Reditu Iovi Optimo Maximo Sacrata.
Public sacrifices have been made to holy Jupiter, the best and greatest, for the well-being and the safe return [of the Emperor].
Mint
Colonia Patricia, Baetica, modern-day Córdoba, SpainComments
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