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Æ26 - Tiberius
| Issuer | Colonia Augusta Emerita (Roman Provincial Mint) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare radiate head of Tiberius facing left, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture characteristic of early Imperial provincial coinage. The effigy displays the emperor's characteristic strong jaw and pronounced neck musculature. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within a dotted border, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PON MAX IMP (Translation: The emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus, great pontiff) |
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Colonia Augusta Emerita — modern Mérida, Spain — was founded around 25 BC as a settlement for veterans of the Cantabrian Wars, and its provincial mint produced coins with unusual autonomy for a western colony. This issue falls under the magistrates whose names appear on the coinage, a local accountability structure that distinguished Emerita from many contemporary provincial mints operating under more direct imperial oversight.
RPC I 40 is well-documented but not common in any grade. Emerita's bronze output under Tiberius was modest relative to Augustan-era production at the same mint.