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Dupondius - Augustus P QVINCTILI VARI ACHVLLA
| Issuer | Achulla (Africa Proconsularis) |
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| Year | 8 BC - 7 BC |
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| Weight | 13.61 g |
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| Obverse description | Confronted bare heads of Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, the elder to the left and the younger to the right, both depicted as young princes with youthful facial features. The two effigies are juxtaposed face-to-face within a beaded inner border. The Latin legend AVG PONT MAX C L surrounds the design, identifying Augustus as Pontifex Maximus and naming Gaius (C) and Lucius (L), his grandsons and designated heirs. |
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| Obverse lettering | AVG PONT MAX C L (Translation: Augustus, chief priest, Gaius (and) Lucius) |
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Achulla was a small Phoenician-founded settlement on the coast of Byzacena — modern-day Tunisia — that held the status of a free town under Roman administration. The magistrate name P. Quinctillius Varus recorded on this issue almost certainly refers to the same man who, a decade and a half later, lost three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, one of the most catastrophic military defeats in Roman history. He served as proconsul of Africa around 8–7 BC, and several municipia in the province issued bronze coinage under his name during that tenure.