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Biunx
| Issuer | Capua |
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| Year | 216 BC - 211 BC |
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| Value | Biunx (1/5) |
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| Obverse script | Old Italics |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Capua's alignment with Hannibal following the Roman defeat at Cannae in 216 BC triggered the city's brief but consequential monetary independence. Rome had controlled Campanian coinage closely; the defection forced Capua to strike its own bronze issues to fund civic and military obligations under Carthaginian alliance. When Rome retook the city in 211 BC, the minting ceased abruptly and the ringleaders were executed — the entire lifespan of this issue compressed into five years of occupied autonomy.