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Dupondius - Tiberius C I G A GERMANICO ET DRVSO CAES II VIR
| Issuer | Acci (Roman Colonial Mint) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Weight | 23.49 g |
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| Reverse description | Confronted or jugate bare heads of Germanicus (left) and Drusus (right), the adopted and natural sons of Tiberius respectively, shown facing one another at center in the field. The arrangement emphasizes dynastic succession and imperial continuity, a motif characteristic of Julio-Claudian colonial issues. The surrounding colonial legend names both princes and identifies the duoviri quinquennales responsible for the issue, with the abbreviated colony designation C I G A visible in the upper field. |
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| Mintage | ND (14-37) |
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Acci — modern Guadix in southern Spain — was a veteran colony founded by Augustus and granted the right to strike its own bronze coinage, a privilege that carried genuine political weight in the provinces. This dupondius belongs to a local series honoring Germanicus and Drusus as duoviri quinquennales, a ceremonial magistracy the colony bestowed on imperial princes to bind itself visibly to the dynasty. The appointment was titular; neither man ever set foot in Acci to perform the role.
Tiberius's reign saw this type of provincial flattery proliferate across Hispania, as colonial mints competed to display loyalty after Augustus's death left succession anxieties still raw.