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Coin (obverse), Denarius, minted by Quintus Rustius, for Augustus

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minted in Rome

Coin (obverse), Denarius, minted by Quintus Rustius, for Augustus
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This silver coin was minted in Rome by the moneyer Quintus Rustius for the emperor Augustus around 19 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.

The obverse has two heads of Fortuna, the goddess of fortune. She appears wearing a round helmet as Fortuna Victrix in her guise of military victory, and, wearing a diadem, as Fortuna Felix in her guise as prosperous fortune. The worn legend 'Q RVSTIVS FORTVNAE / ANTIAT' identifies the moneyer and the goddess, as she was worshipped at Antium.

In the years of the Republic, magistrates called moneyers designed and issued coins. For part of his reign, Augustus allowed moneyers to record their names on some of his coins as in days of the Republic, but the designs reflected the emperor's and not the moneyer's interests.

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