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36 - OCTAVIUS AUGUSTUS 30 B.C. – 14 A.D.
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OCTAVIUS AUGUSTUS 30 B.C. – 14 A.D. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. His bare head facing left. R/. SPQR/ . / CLV inscribed on a shield: “Senatus Populus que Romanus Clipeus Virtutis*” (In the name of the Senate and the Roman people, a votive shield was awarded). ♦ Cohen 293; BMC 335 Silver denarius struck at Colonia Caesaraugusta (Spanish mint) in 19–18. (3.72 g) Fine portrait. Small notch. Very fine. In 27 B.C., Augustus received the *“clipeus virtutis”* (votive shield), which is depicted on this denarius and mentioned in the *Res Gestae Divi Augusti* (VI, 18) in these terms: “A golden shield was erected in the Curia Julia, which the Senate and the Roman people dedicated to me in recognition of my bravery and gentleness, my justice and my devotion, as attested by the inscription on this shield.” (Augustus’s autobiographical account engraved in stone). Expert Cabinet VINCHON 77 rue de Richelieu 75002 PARIS Buyer’s fees: 22% including tax
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