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Semis - Augustus/Tiberius
| Issuer | Sabratha (Africa Proconsularis) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 37 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of a deity or local dynastic figure facing right, rendered in a provincial style characteristic of North African municipal coinage of the early Imperial period. The portrait displays rudimentary but recognizable facial features with a crested helmet above, executed in low relief typical of hammered bronze issues from Sabratha. The surrounding field is plain, with no visible legend on this face. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat flat, consistent with provincial workshop production of the Augustan-Tiberian era. |
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| Obverse script | Phoenician |
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| Reverse description | A horseman or equestrian figure depicted in motion to the right, rendered in a bold if somewhat crude provincial style consistent with North African coinage of the early Roman Imperial period. The figure appears to wear a chlamys or flowing garment, with the horse shown at a gallop. Local Phoenician or Neo-Punic lettering may appear in the field or exergue, though heavily worn on this example. The composition reflects the hybrid Punico-Roman artistic tradition characteristic of municipal bronzes from Sabratha during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. |
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