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As - Augustus II VIR L GRANIO C VALERIO
| Issuer | Calagurris |
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| Year | 27 BC - 2 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius (49 BC to AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing right, rendered in a naturalistic Augustan portrait style with finely engraved layered hair swept forward over the brow. The effigy is struck in high relief against a flat field. The legend MVN CAL is inscribed to the left of the portrait and IVL to the right, abbreviating Municipium Calagurris Iulia, the civic title of the mint city. |
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| Reverse description | A bull standing right in the central field, rendered in sturdy relief with musculature indicated by engraved lines; the animal's head is turned slightly forward. The legend II VIR L GRANIO appears in two lines in the upper field above the bull's back, while C VALER is inscribed in the exergue below a ground line. The entire design is enclosed within a border of evenly spaced dots, naming the two local magistrates (duoviri) responsible for the issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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