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Sestertius - Augustus SCIPIONE ET MONTANO C C A II VIR
| Issuer | Caesaraugusta (Roman Provincial Mint) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Weight | 25.77 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare radiate head of the deified Augustus facing left, rendered in the provincial style with visible rays emanating from the crown. The portrait displays a naturalistic treatment of the facial features, with the legend encircling the effigy in the field. The inscription DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER runs around the periphery, affirming the posthumous divine status conferred upon Augustus. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER |
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Caesaraugusta — modern Zaragoza — was founded as a Roman colony under Augustus, likely around 14 BC, and its provincial mint operated under the authority of locally appointed magistrates called duoviri. Scipione and Montano served as the duoviri quinquennales responsible for this issue, their names appearing as the mint's guarantors of authority rather than any imperial mandate. Provincial bronzes of this colony are notably tied to the Augustan program of Romanizing the Iberian peninsula through the visible machinery of local civic coinage.
The date range spanning into the reign of Caligula reflects ongoing scholarly debate about the cessation of the Caesaraugusta mint, which appears to have struck its last issues sometime in the early 40s AD.