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As - Augustus CAESARAVGVSTA II VIR C ALLIARIO T VERRIO
| Issuer | Caesaraugusta (Roman colonial mint) |
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| Year | 6 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A yoke of two oxen advancing left, driven by a togate priest engaged in the ritual act of ploughing, symbolising the foundation and delineation of the colony of Caesaraugusta. The animals are depicted with careful attention to anatomical detail, their heads bowed under the yoke. The legend CAESARAVGVSTA is distributed in the upper field, with the duoviri names C ALLIARIO and T VERRIO and the denomination mark II VIR arranged in the lower and peripheral field, identifying the magistrates responsible for the issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | CAESARAVGVSTA II VIR C ALLIARIO T VERRIO |
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Caesaraugusta — modern Zaragoza — was founded as a Roman colony around 14 BC, settled by veterans of the Cantabrian Wars, and almost immediately began striking its own bronze coinage under locally appointed magistrates. The duoviri whose names appear on this issue held the highest civic office in the colony's government, responsible for administering justice and overseeing public finances. Their names on the coinage were as much a mark of personal prestige as administrative record.
The RPC I series documents considerable die variation across Caesaraugusta's Augustan bronzes, and the colony's output was prolific enough that multiple emission phases are distinguishable within single magistrate pairings.