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Denarius - Augustus P CARISIVS LEG PRO PR

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 25 BC - 23 BC
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.9 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
247375
References RIC I# 3
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.3
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAESAR AVGVSTVS

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Augustus.
Supreme commander (Imperator) and Caesar Augustus.

Reverse

Round shield, spear-head, and curved sword.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P CARISIVS LEG PRO PR

Translation:
Publius Carisius Legatus Pro Praetore.
Publius Carisius, legate for the praetor.

Mint

Emerita, Emerita, Hispania, modern-day Mérida, Spain

Comments

Mass varies: 3.59–4.09 g;
Diameter varies: 19–20 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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