Denarius - Augustus IOVI VOT SVSC PRO SAL CAES AVG S P Q R

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	19 BC - 15 BC
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.7 g
Diameter	19.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 247452
References	RIC I# 57 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.57 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, right.

Reverse

Legend in five lines in oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOVI VOT SVSC PRO SAL CAES AVG S P Q R

Unabridged legend: Iovi Vota Suscepta Pro Salute Caesaris Augustus, Senatus Populusque Romanum.

Translation: The Senate and the Roman people have addressed vows to Jupiter for the preservation of Caesar Augustus.

Mint

Colonia Patricia, Baetica, modern-day Córdoba, Spain

Comments

Mass varies: 3.38–3.83 g;
Diameter varies: 19–19.5 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (19 BC - 15 BC)

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