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Dupondius - Augustus AVGVSTVS HADR
| Issuer | Hadrumetum (Africa Proconsularis) |
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| Year | 12 BC - 8 BC |
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| Value | Dupondius (1/8) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Julius Caesar facing right, rendered in profile within a beaded border. A six-pointed star appears in the left field, alluding to Caesar's deification and the Julian comet (sidus Iulium). A lituus, the curved augural staff symbolising priestly authority, is depicted in the right field. The portrait is rendered in a provincial Hellenistic style characteristic of North African civic coinage. The legend CAESAR appears around the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAESAR (Translation: Caesar) |
| Reverse description | Bare head of Augustus facing left, depicted in sharp profile within a beaded border. An apex, the distinctive pointed cap of the flamen priesthood, appears behind the head, emphasising Augustus's sacerdotal role. The provincial legend AVGVSTVS HADR is distributed across the field, identifying both the honoree and the issuing city of Hadrumetum. The portrait style reflects the classicising aesthetic promoted under Augustan propagandistic coinage. The overall composition is consistent with the civic bronze issues of Africa Proconsularis. |
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