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Auction X 27 September 2015
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Augustus AR Denarius. P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Rome, 19/18 BC. TVRPILIANVS III VIR FERON, draped bust of Feronia right, wearing stephane, above which is a row of berries, and pearl necklace / CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE, bare-headed Parthian kneeling right, extending in right hand a standard, to which is attached a vexillum marked X, and holding out left hand. RIC 288; RSC 484; BMC 14; BN 127-37. 3.73g, 21mm, 2h.
Extremely Fine. Fine light golden tone.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 72, 16-17 mAY 2013, lot 1387.
This coin is a historically significant proclamation of Augustus' return in 20 BC of the captured Roman standards from the Parthians, lost by Crassus in 53 BC at the disastrous Battle of Carrhae in which 30,000 Roman soldiers were slain.
Augustus celebrated the return of the standards in propaganda that emphasised the importance of this diplomatic coup. The event was celebrated in art such as the breastplate design on the statue of Augustus at the Prima Porta and in monuments such as the Temple of Mars Ultor ('Mars the Avenger') built to house the returned standards.
Extremely Fine. Fine light golden tone.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 72, 16-17 mAY 2013, lot 1387.
This coin is a historically significant proclamation of Augustus' return in 20 BC of the captured Roman standards from the Parthians, lost by Crassus in 53 BC at the disastrous Battle of Carrhae in which 30,000 Roman soldiers were slain.
Augustus celebrated the return of the standards in propaganda that emphasised the importance of this diplomatic coup. The event was celebrated in art such as the breastplate design on the statue of Augustus at the Prima Porta and in monuments such as the Temple of Mars Ultor ('Mars the Avenger') built to house the returned standards.