Lotto 517:
Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). AR Denarius. Uncertain Spanish mint (Colonia Patricia?), c. 19 BC. Obv. CAESAR AVGVSTVS. Bare head left. Rev. Round shield inscribed S • P • Q • R/ CL • V (clipeus virtutis) in two lines. RIC I (2nd ed.) 42b. AR. 3.63 g. 20.50 mm. R. VF/About VF.
The clipeus virtutis, a shield of valor, was presented together with laurel branches to Octavian by the Roman Senate in January of 27 BC in commemoration of the Battle of Actium.
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