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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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| Mint | Caesaraugusta (modern Zaragoza, Hispania Tarraconensis) |
| Mintage | ND (-6) |
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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.