Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XIX Sessions 1 - 2 - Session 1, 457 Numistats ref: 228147
Augustus
Authority
Denarius
Denomination
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).aug.100
RIC 100
References
Category
Augustus.
27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.82 g, 5h). Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?). Struck circa 18 BC. S • P • Q • R • PARENT above, [CO]NS • SVO below,
toga picta
over the
tunica palmata
between aquila on left and wreath on right / CAESARI • [AVGVSTO] in exergue, slow quadriga right; car is ornamented at front and on side with Victories; in front, four miniature horses galloping right. Cf. RIC I 100; cf. RSC 80; cf. BMCRE 401 = cf. BMCRR Rome 4438; cf. BN 1197. VF, toned, banker’s mark on reverse.
From the V. Robert Chiodo Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1204.
This denarius type is usually attributed to Colonia Patricia (modern Cordoba) in Spain. The obverse depicts the elaborate regalia (ornamenta triumphalia) of a successful general that is awarded to him on the occasion of his procession through the streets of Rome as triumphator. The toga picta was an elaborate dress based on the attire of the Etruscan kings and is shown being worn over the tunica palmata, a tunic decorated with representations of palm leaves. On either side are seen a legionary eagle, symbolic of the Roman army, and a triumphal wreath, or corona triumphalis. This was worn by the triumphator as he paraded through the streets of the capital in the elaborately adorned chariot, which is depicted on the reverse.
In 19 BC, Augustus returned to Rome after a three-year absence in Greece and Asia, and this reverse type probably relates to the celebration of the military successes of this period, especially Tiberius' activities in Armenia and the restoration of the standards that the Parthians had captured from Crassus in 53 BC.
Description
VF+
Grade
558.02 EUR
Starting
930.03 EUR
Estimate
1209.04 EUR
Realized
Roman Imperial. Augustus. Denarius RIC ric.1(2).aug.100 RIC 100
Augustus
Authority
Denarius
Denomination
-
Mint
-
Year
RIC ric.1(2).aug.100
RIC 100
References
S P Q R PARENT CONS SVO
Obverse Legend
CAESARI AVGVSTO
Reverse Legend
Toga picta over tunica palmata between aquila, left, and wreath, right
Obverse Type
Slow quadriga right, with four miniature horses
Reverse Type
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