obverse
reverse
Obverse
Bust of Virtus, draped, right, with feathered helmet
Reverse
Parthian kneeling right, with standard and vexillum
Historical Note
The recovery of Rome's Parthian standards in 20 BC was one of the greatest propaganda coups of Augustus's reign. The standards lost at Carrhae in 53 BC (where Crassus died) and in later defeats had been a source of national shame for decades. Augustus secured their return diplomatically, but his coinage presented the Parthian king kneeling in submission as if defeated in battle. The Temple of Mars Ultor was built partly to house the recovered standards.
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