Semis - Gaius and Lucius C V T TAR

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.