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Æ25–26 - Augustus Cithara
| Issuer | Oea |
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| Year | 8 BC - 5 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare or lightly laureate head of Augustus facing left, rendered in a Hellenistic-influenced style typical of provincial Tripolitanian coinage. The portrait displays naturalistic facial features with carefully delineated hair, encircled by a wreath border. A Latin legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular edge of the coin. The die work reflects the provincial mint's adaptation of imperial portraiture to local artistic conventions. |
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| Reverse description | A cithara (lyre) depicted centrally in the field, rendered with clear vertical strings and a decorative base, serving as a symbol associated with Apollo, the patron deity of Augustus. A Neo-Punic inscription appears to the right of the instrument, reading vertically within the field. The reverse is framed by a beaded border, and the overall composition reflects the bilingual cultural milieu of Oea, a Phoenician-founded city under Roman administration. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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