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As - Augustus 𐤕𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤕
| Issuer | Thaena (Africa Proconsularis) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in a bold provincial style within a beaded border. A lituus (augural staff) is depicted in the field before the portrait, referencing Augustus's religious authority as augur. The effigy is unadorned, without laurel wreath or diadem, consistent with early Augustan provincial coinage. The portrait is executed in low relief typical of Punic-influenced Byzacenian mint work, with broad facial features and a short neck truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle temple depicted in full frontal view, its four columns supporting a triangular pediment with an acroteria crowning the apex, all rendered within a beaded border. The temple facade is shown with steps at the base and a door or cella opening between the columns, presented in a schematic, flat provincial style. The Phoenician inscription naming the city of Thaena appears in the exergue or field below the temple structure. The composition is a clear expression of civic pride and local religious identity, common on Punic-heritage coinage of Africa Proconsularis. |
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