Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 2704 Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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AUGUSTUS, (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 19 B.C. by P. Petronius Turpilianus, (3.44 grams), obv. Feronia's bust with diadem to right, around TVRPILIANVS III VIR, below FE RON, rev. CAESAR AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE around, bare headed Parthian kneeling to right extending with right hand a standard with X marked vexillum attached, left hand kept low, (cf.S.496, RIC 288, C.484, BMC 14). Bankers circle punch in obverse field, otherwise very fine and rare.
The issue refers to the return of the standards captured from Crassus at Carrhae in 53 B.C.
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