Aureus - Augustus (OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V) (19 BC) front Aureus - Augustus (OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V) (19 BC) back
Aureus - Augustus (OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V) (19 BC) photo
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Aureus - Augustus OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V 19 BC

19 BC year
Gold 7.85 g -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
19 BC
Value
1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency
Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition
Gold
Weight
7.85 g
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#247480
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Shield inscribed with S P Q R /C LV in two lines, in oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
OB CIVIS SERVATOS
S P Q R
CL V

Translation:
Ob Civis Servatos. Senatus Popuusque Romanus. Clipeus Votivus.
For saving the citizens. The senate and the Roman people. Votive shield.

Comment

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Aureus - Augustus (OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V) (19 BC) coin is that it features an image of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, on one side, and a depiction of a citizen holding a shield and a spear on the other side, symbolizing the power and protection offered by the Roman state to its citizens.