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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0330.17
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Liber, wearing ivy-wreath, right; hair knotted at back and falling down over neck and left shoulder. (obverse); Bare-headed Parthian kneeling right, right hand extending standard with X-marked vexillum attached, left hand held out low. (reverse)
State
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian); Moneyer: P Petronius Turpilianus
Cultures/periods
Production date: 19BC-4BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 3.59 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Augustus' successful diplomacy in 20 BC, secured the return by Phraates of Parthia of standards captured in the earlier defeats of Cassius, Decidius, Saxa and Antony.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (12, p.4); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (287, p.62) (type); RR2 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, vol. 2. Coinages of Rome (continued), Roman Campania, Italy, the social war, and the provinces. (4523, p.64)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; standard-bearer; warrior; flag/pennant
Associated names: Representation of: Liber; Named in inscription: P Petronius Turpilianus; Named in inscription: Augustus (Octavian)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0330.17
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (4) (12); RR2 (64) (4523)

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