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Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (18 mm, 3.26 gm). Spain, Tarraco, 18 BC. S · P · Q · R · PARENTI - CONS · SVO, toga picta over tunica palmata flanked on left by legionary aquila and on right by wreath / CAESARI above, AVGVSTO in exergue, triumphal quadriga advancing right, ornamented with one Victory and surmounted by a small galloping quadriga. RIC I 101 Fine
This unusual issue depicts consular ornamenta -- the garments worn by triumphing generals and the Consul, nominally head of the Roman State. These included the tunica palmata, a tunic embroidered with golden palmettes, and the toga picta, an elaborately embroidered purple toga.