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As - Augustus 𐤔𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤓
| Issuer | Thapsus (Africa Proconsularis) |
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| Year | 10 |
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| Currency | Denarius (49 BC to AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare or laureate bust of Augustus facing right, rendered in a provincial style with broad, somewhat crude relief characteristic of local Punic mint production. The effigy is depicted in profile with visible drapery at the shoulder. The Latin legend IMP AVG P P is disposed around the bust in the field, partially legible due to wear and irregular flan. The portrait, while stylistically simplified, follows the conventional Augustan iconographic tradition adapted for local colonial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A palm tree rendered in a bold, stylized manner occupies the central field, flanked by two bunches of dates hanging from the fronds — a motif emblematic of the fertile North African region and the city of Thapsus. The design is executed in high relief with a rough, provincial aesthetic. The Phoenician legend 𐤔𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤓, reading the civic name of Thapsus, is inscribed in the field around the type. The overall composition reflects the bilingual civic identity of this Punico-Roman colonial mint. |
| Reverse script | Phoenician |
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