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| Issuer | Celsa (Colonia Victrix Iulia Lepida Celsa) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Value | As (1⁄16) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Tiberius facing right, rendered in the classical provincial style with fine hair detail beneath the laurel wreath. The portrait displays a strong, mature effigy with well-defined facial features characteristic of Tiberian iconography. A dotted border frames the entire field. The encircling legend reads TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS, distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A sturdy bull strides vigorously to the right, rendered in a bold, naturalistic style typical of Hispano-Roman provincial coinage. The animal is depicted with prominent musculature, a raised tail, and a detailed head with horns. The magistrates' names and colonial abbreviation are distributed across the field and exergue: BAGG FRON above and to the left, C V I CEL (Colonia Victrix Iulia Celsa) to the right, II VIR II in the field, and CN BVCCO in the lower exergue, identifying the two local duoviri responsible for the emission. A dotted border encircles the design. |
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