Catalog
As - Augustus CAESARAVGVSTA C ALSANO T CERVIO II VIR
| Issuer | Caesaraugusta (Roman Colonial Mint) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A togate priest, facing right, drives a yoke of two oxen to the right, performing the ritual act of ploughing the sacred boundary (sulcus primigenius) of the colony, a standard colonial foundation type. The scene is rendered in bold, somewhat schematic relief typical of provincial Hispanic workshops. The magistrates' names C ALSANO and T CERVIO, identified as duumviri (II VIR), appear in the surrounding legend along with the colony name CAESARAVGVSTA, all within a beaded border. This reverse type is a well-attested colonial foundation motif referencing the establishment of Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza) as a Roman colony. |
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| Mintage | ND (27 BC - 14 AD) |
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