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As - Augustus C L CAES C V T AVG F
| Issuer | Tarraco |
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| Year | 2 BC - 14 AD |
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| Value | As (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the idealized Julio-Claudian portrait style typical of provincial coinage. The emperor's laureate wreath is rendered in detail, with the portrait displaying strong, classical features. A circular legend surrounds the effigy in the field, reading IMP CAES AVG TR POT PON MAX P P, proclaiming his imperial titles including tribunician power and pontifex maximus. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES AVG TR POT PON MAX P P |
| Reverse description | Confronted bare heads of Gaius Caesar (left) and Lucius Caesar (right), the adopted heirs of Augustus, facing one another at center in a composition emphasizing their dynastic parity. Both princes are depicted youthful and unadorned, consistent with their portrayal as heirs designate. The abbreviated legend C L CAES C V T AVG F arcs around the field, identifying them as sons of Augustus designated as consuls and youth leaders (principes iuventutis). The die work is characteristic of the colonial mint at Tarraco. |
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