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Æ29 - Augustus PERM CAE AVG, Emerita
| Issuer | Emerita |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare or laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in a somewhat provincial style characteristic of early Hispanian colonial coinage. The portrait displays the characteristic features associated with Augustan iconography, with the legend AVGVSTA EMERITA encircling the bust. The flan is irregular and slightly worn, typical of hammered bronze issues from the colonial mint at Emerita Augusta. The field shows evidence of natural patination consistent with the coin's antiquity. |
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| Obverse lettering | AVGVSTA EMERITA (Translation: [colony of] Augusta Emerita) |
| Reverse description | A she-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus, with a figure, likely a togated founder or military standard-bearer, standing to the left. This founding myth imagery was deliberately chosen to emphasize the Roman colonial identity of Emerita Augusta. The legend PERM CAE AVG arcs around the design, indicating the coinage was struck by permission of the emperor Augustus. The scene is rendered in a bold, if somewhat rustic, provincial style within a plain circular border. |
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