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As - Caligula MVN ERCAVICA IIVIR SVRA ET CRACILE
| Issuer | Ercavica |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Emperor Caligula (Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) facing left, rendered in the provincial style typical of Hispanian municipal coinage. The portrait displays characteristic features of the Julio-Claudian dynastic iconography, with the laurel wreath denoting imperial dignity. The encircling Latin legend reads C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP, distributed around the effigy in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP |
| Reverse description | A bull standing to the right, rendered in a sturdy, compact provincial style consistent with Hispano-Roman municipal coinage of the Julio-Claudian period; above the bull's head appears a pediment or triangular architectural element, likely referencing the municipal temple or civic authority of Ercavica. The surrounding Latin legend, distributed around the design in the field, records the names of the local duoviri responsible for the issue: SVRA and CRACILE. The inscription MVN ERCAVICA identifies the issuing municipium. |
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