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Aureus - Augustus and Julius Caesar M SANQVINIVS IIIVIR

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 17 BC
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.8 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
247817
References RIC I# 337
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.337
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVGVSTVS DIVI F

Translation:
Augustus Divi Filii.
Augustus, son of the divine.

Reverse

Four-rayed comet with tail above youthful head, laureate, right (Deified Julius Caesar).

Script: Latin

Lettering: M SANQVINIVS IIIVIR

Translation:
Marcus Sanquinius Triumvir.
Marcus Sanquinius, moneyer (Triumvir Monetalis).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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