Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Electronic Auction 525 - Day 2 . 1019
Roman Imperial
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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.79 g, 4h). Rome mint; P. Petronius Turpilianus, moneyer. Struck 19/8 BC. Draped bust of Feronia right, wearing pearl necklace and stephane, above which is a row of berries / Bareheaded Parthian kneeling on right knee right, extending in right hand a signum, to which is attached a vexillum marked with X, and holding out left hand below left knee. RIC I 288; RSC 484. Toned, scrape and area of weak strike on obverse, hairlines, flan flaw on reverse. VF. Ex Artemide LV (24 April 2021), lot 409.This type commemorates Augustus's diplomatic triumph in securing the restoration of the legionary standards, which had been lost by Crassus and Antony in the disastrous campaigns of 53 and 36 BC. Many of the issues of this period commemorate this significant event.
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