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Æ - Tiberius M MVN IVL VTIC D D P P

Issuer Municipium Iulium Utica (Africa Proconsularis)
Year 13-21
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Reverse script Latin
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Edge Plain
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Utica was one of the oldest Phoenician settlements in North Africa — older than Carthage itself — and received municipal status under Julius Caesar or shortly after. The duoviri responsible for issuing civic bronze under Tiberius were asserting local administrative legitimacy through coin production, a privilege tightly controlled by Rome. The abbreviation D D P P records the decree of the local decuriones, the town council authorizing the issue.

The reference I#722A suggests a variant within a small, poorly documented series. Specimens attributed to this municipality appear infrequently in major collections.

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