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Æ28–29 - Augustus Tyche, wyᶜt mᶜqr pyln
| Issuer | Oea |
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| Year | 2 BC - 4 AD |
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| Weight | 14.58 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Roman provincial style, with finely engraved hair and a naturalistic portrait typical of Augustan-era coinage. The neck is truncated and the bust is set within a dotted border. The Latin legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS runs along the periphery, partially visible around the portrait. The field shows evidence of die wear and surface scratches consistent with circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of Tyche, the goddess of fortune and patron deity of the city of Oea, wearing a turreted or mural crown atop her head, rendered in a provincial style with bold, somewhat schematic features. The effigy is set within a dotted border, with Neo-Punic legend distributed around the field, reading wyᶜt mᶜqr pyln, identifying the civic deity and mint authority. The coinage reflects the bilingual cultural character of the Tripolitanian city under Roman imperial authority. |
| Reverse script | Neo-Punic |
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