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Denarius - Augustus

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 21 BC
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.6 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
248018
References RIC I# 473
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.
, OCRE# ric.1(2).aug.473
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVGVSTVS

Translation: Augustus.

Reverse

Laurel wreath intertwined with prows (corona rostrata), ties at center.

Comments

Mass varies: 3.29–3.91 g;
Diameter varies: 18–22 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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