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Semis - Augustus CAESAVGVST CN DO AMP C VET LANC II VIR
| Issuer | Caesaraugusta |
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| Year | 4 BC - 3 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A military vexillum (standard) mounted on a rectangular base or pedestal, depicted centrally in the field, symbolizing the military colony of Caesaraugusta. The surrounding legend reads CAESAVGVST CN DO AMP C VET LANC II VIR, naming the colony and the duoviri responsible for the issue, arranged around the periphery of the coin. |
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Caesaraugusta — modern Zaragoza — was a Roman colony founded around 14 BC for veterans of the Cantabrian Wars, the brutal decade-long campaign that brought the last independent peoples of Hispania under Roman control. The duoviri named in this issue's legend were local magistrates, a standard feature of colonial bronze coinage in the western provinces, where Rome delegated monetary administration to municipal authorities while retaining tight control over silver and gold.
The Cantabrian veteran connection is not incidental: the colony's identity was built around that military settlement, and its early coinage reflects civic pride in that foundation myth.