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Object Type
Museum number: 1904,0204.67
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Bust of young Hercules, right, diademed, wearing lion's skin with club over right 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: M Durmius
Cultures/periods
Production date: 19BC-4BC
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 1 o'clock; Weight: 3.64 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Augustus' successful diplomacy in 20 BC, secured the return by Phraates of Parthia of standards captured from Crassus and Antony in their disastrous Parthian campaigns of 53 and 36 BC.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (59, p.11); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (314, p.64); 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. (4565, p.73)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; warrior; standard-bearer; flag/pennant
Associated names: Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Named in inscription: M Durmius; Named in inscription: Augustus (Octavian)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1904
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1904,0204.67
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (11) (59); RR2 (73) (4565)

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