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As - Tiberius MVN AVGVSTA BILBILIS TI CAESARE V L AELIO SEIANO
| Issuer | Municipium Augusta Bilbilis |
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| Year | 31 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A laurel wreath occupying the central field, its branches tied at the base, encircling a central medallion or boss. The wreath is rendered with detailed, individually articulated leaves in the provincial hammered tradition. The surrounding legend, distributed in two concentric registers around the periphery, records the municipal name and the names of the duoviri quinquennales presiding at the time of issue, with COS appended at the conclusion. |
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| Reverse lettering | MVN AVGVSTA BILBILIS TI CAESARE V L AELIO SEIANO COS |
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Bilbilis, a municipium in the upper Ebro valley of Hispania Tarraconensis, named Lucius Aelius Sejanus as co-eponym on this issue — the same year Tiberius had him executed. Sejanus had been de facto ruler of Rome while Tiberius withdrew to Capri, and the Spanish municipia that flattered him with joint eponymous honors were suddenly holding coins that had become politically embarrassing. Most were likely pulled from circulation rapidly, which partly explains the scarcity of survivors in decent condition.