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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356

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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 16–16 BC. Obverse: augustus bust right, on round shield in laurel wreath. Reverse: mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, on pedestal inscribed s p q r v p s pr s et red avg. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 19.3 mm.
obverse RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356
obverse: Augustus bust right, on round shield in laurel wreath
reverse RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356
reverse: Mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, on pedestal inscribed S P Q R V P S PR S ET RED AVG
mint Rome weight 3.56g (6)
ruler Augustus diameter ⌀19.3 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 12↕ (2)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Augustus bust right, on round shield in laurel wreath

S C OB R P CVM SALVT IMP CAESAR AVGVS CONS
reverse

Mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, on pedestal inscribed S P Q R V P S PR S ET RED AVG

L MESCINIVS RVFVS IIIVIR
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.38g ⌀18.0
British Museum 4.02g 12↕
British Museum (RIC I, 2nd ed.)
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356, bnf_ocre
BnF (National Library of France) 3.76g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.73g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.15g

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RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356 (ric.1(2).aug.356), 16–16 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-i-second-edition-augustus-356/ (accessed: 2026-08-29). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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