Speaker
Lenka Vacinová
(National Museum, Prague )
Description
The use of coin images for the purpose of propaganda considerably increased and became more systematic with the beginning of the Principate. The reverses of the denarii of the triumvir monetalis Petronius Turpilianus seem to refer to some important and recent events of the year in which they were minted – the notorious return of the Parthian standards, the execution of some political rivals of Augustus, and perhaps, also the death of Virgil. This paper will deal with more detailed interpretation of some of these scenes, with special interest paid to the motif of high treason and its rightful punishment.
Primary author
Lenka Vacinová
(National Museum, Prague )
