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EMPIRE, SILVER DENARIUS OF AUGUSTUS, Pergamum, ca. 27 BC, 4.028g, 12h. RIC 475. Old cabinet tone. Perfectly centered and struck on sound metal. Minor scratches, otherwise, virtually as struck. Privately acquired from Tradart
The artists of the Ionian region have long been reknowned for producing some of the most beautifully crafted coinages. The Roman coinage of Pergamum, consisting of both cistophori and denarii, was no exception. The bull was an important symbol to priests and soldiers, and thus to emperors. It was also the symbol of the legions formed by Julius Caesar because of its association with Venus, the legendary ancestress of the Julii.
The artists of the Ionian region have long been reknowned for producing some of the most beautifully crafted coinages. The Roman coinage of Pergamum, consisting of both cistophori and denarii, was no exception. The bull was an important symbol to priests and soldiers, and thus to emperors. It was also the symbol of the legions formed by Julius Caesar because of its association with Venus, the legendary ancestress of the Julii.