ROMAN EMPIRE - NOVEL Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD). Denarius with P. Petronius Turpilianus, monetary triumvir ND (19-18 BC), Rome. Av. TVRPILIANVS - III- VIR. Bust of Feronia right, draped and wearing stephanè. Rv. (at 9 o'clock) CAESAR - AVGVSTVS SIGN RECE. A kneeling Parthian right, presenting a sign and a vexillum decorated with an X on the banner. RIC.288; Silver - 3.84 g - 19.5 mm - 12 h From a list 382 of Monnaies & Médailles, Basel, 1st September 1976, n° 27. NGC Ch XF 5/5 2/5 scratches (8585319-009). Beautifully struck, in high relief, with a very nice dark patina. The fields have been lightly scratched with a needle. Very nice. The reverse celebrates Augustus' recovery of the legionary standards lost to the Parthians during the disastrous campaigns of Crassus and Mark Antony in 53 and 36 BC. In 20 BC, Augustus undertook a tour of the eastern provinces, while his son-in-law Tiberius led a large army into Armenia, which had recently revolted against its Parthian-installed king, Artaxes. Tiberius exiled Artaxes and crowned Tigran, who had been living in exile in Rome for ten years, in his place. The Parthians reacted obediently to this show of strength and surrendered the Roman standards, which had been precious possessions for decades. In law, the goddess is identified as Feronia, an ancient Italic goddess worshipped by the Sabines and the Roman plebs as the guarantor of their freedoms. Her bust appears on several coins minted by this coiner, P. Petronius Turpilianus, suggesting that her family regarded her as a protective deity.