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As - Augustus P CARISIVS LEG AVGVSTI
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Authority |
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| Year | 25 BC - 23 BC |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse lettering | CAESAR AVGVS TRIBVN POTES (Translation: Caesar Augustus Tribunicia Potestate. Caesar Augustus, holder of tribunician power.) |
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| Mintage | ND (25 BC - 23 BC) |
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P. Carisius served as Augustus's legate in Hispania during the Cantabrian Wars, and this issue was struck in the field — almost certainly at the Emerita Augusta mint, founded by Carisius himself around 25 BC as a settlement for veterans of those campaigns. The coin is one of a small group of aes issues produced under legionary authority rather than the central Roman mint, a brief arrangement that ended once Augustus consolidated minting control.
Carisius's name appearing on the coinage reflects the exceptional powers delegated to him during the conquest of northwestern Iberia — the last major military campaign to bring any part of the peninsula under Roman control.