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Quadrans - Augustus HIBERO PRAEF
| Issuer | Carthago Nova (Roman Provincial Mint) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a palm branch or twig oriented vertically, a common Augustan provincial motif. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading L BENNIO PRAEF, identifying the local magistrate Lucius Bennius as praefectus. The flan is irregular and the die work is characteristic of the provincial hammered coinage of Carthago Nova under Augustus. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Carthago Nova — modern Cartagena — was one of the wealthiest cities in Hispania, its silver mines having bankrolled Barcid ambitions before Rome absorbed them. Under Augustus, the city held the right to strike its own bronze coinage, a privilege tied to its status as a Roman colony. The magistrate title HIBERO PRAEF refers to the praefectus responsible for overseeing the issue, a local administrative appointment reflecting how thoroughly the colonial governance structure had taken root in the province by the early imperial period.