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Semis - Gaius and Lucius C V T TAR
| Issuer | Tarraco |
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| Year | 2 BC - 4 AD |
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| Value | Semis (1⁄32) |
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| Obverse description | Two confronted standing figures of Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, each holding an oval shield; the shields are displayed between them, with the figures facing one another in a symmetrical composition. A circular shield or round object appears at the base between the two figures. The legend CAESARE GEM is inscribed in the field around the design, rendered in Latin characters. The overall style is characteristic of provincial Augustan coinage, with abbreviated, somewhat schematic figural treatment typical of Hispanic municipal issues. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tarraco — modern Tarragona — served as the administrative capital of Hispania Citerior and was among the first Spanish cities to establish a cult of Augustus, constructing a provincial temple in his honor that drew enough attention for Augustus himself to remark on it. The municipium's coinages of this period lean heavily on the imperial house for legitimacy, and this semis belongs to the series honoring Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Augustus's grandsons and designated heirs, both of whom died young before inheriting anything — Lucius in 2 AD, Gaius in 4 AD.
The closing date of the issue likely reflects Gaius's death rather than a planned cessation.