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Æ34 - Tiberius
| Issuer | Italica |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of the deified Augustus facing left, rendered in high relief with fine hair detail beneath the radiate crown. A six-pointed star appears in the upper field above the head, and a thunderbolt is depicted vertically in the field before the face. The encircling legend reads PERM AVG DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, distributed around the periphery in Latin capitals, referencing Augustus's divine status and designation as Pater Patriae. |
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| Mintage | ND (14-37) |
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Italica, founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC as a settlement for Roman veterans wounded at the Battle of Ilipa, held a unique psychological importance to the imperial house — it was the birthplace of Trajan and Hadrian, though that distinction lay a generation in the future when this piece was struck. Under Tiberius, the city minted in bronze with a regularity that suggests active civic ambition, likely tied to its status as one of the oldest Roman communities in Hispania. The RPC I 66 attribution places this among a well-documented local series, yet survivors in collectible condition remain genuinely scarce.