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Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3.51 g, 20 mm). Spanish mint - Tarraco. Struck 17-16 BC. S • P • Q • R • CAESARI before, AVGVSTO behind, bare head right / VOT • P • SVSC • PRO • SAL • ET • RED • I • O • M • SACR •, Mars, helmeted, naked except for chlamys hanging from shoulders over left arm, standing left, holding vertical vexillum in right hand and parazonium cradled in left against shoulder. RIC I 150a
The reverse legend states that public vows had been undertaken to Jupiter for the safety and the return of Augustus, apparently on the occasion of his departure for Gaul in 16 BC