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Dupondius - Augustus MVNICIPI PATRONVS PARENS
| Issuer | Gades |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Weight | 22.85 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare or laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of the Hispanian mint of Gades. The portrait displays a broad, rounded facial structure typical of Augustan iconography adapted for local coinage. The surface shows heavy patination and wear consistent with extended circulation, though the general profile of the imperial effigy remains discernible. No visible legend surrounds the portrait on this face, in keeping with the known typology of this issue. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a figure, likely a deity or symbolic personage, rendered in low relief within a circular field. The surrounding Latin legend reads MVNICIPI PATRONVS PARENS, identifying Augustus as patron and father of the municipality of Gades, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The reverse exhibits the coarse, irregular striking typical of Hispano-Roman provincial bronzes of the Augustan period. The flan is broad and slightly uneven, with the design elements partially legible through heavy wear and dark patination. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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