Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (20mm, 3.85 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 5/5. Spain, Uncertain Mint 1 (Colonia Caesaraugusta?), 19-18 BC. CAESAR-AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / S•P•Q•R / CL•V, legend in two lines on round shield. RIC I 42a. From the Rockport Collection. Privately purchased from Heritage Auctions in the 1980s. Sold with original custom holder listing older catalog references. Among the honors voted by the Roman Senate in 27 BC to Augustus was the Clipeus Virtutis, or shield of valor, which was given, along with branches of laurel, to a soldier who had saved the life of a comrade in battle.

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