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Tiberius, 14 - 37 AD
AE 32 of Emerita AugustaBust left / City gate
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Emerita Ruins Photo |
| Comment- Unusual placement of the legend, on the wall
with 2 door openings. The top arch probably represents a birds-eye view of the surrounding
wall with the rest of the towers. And no, the obverse picture isn't placed backwards! The
obverse legend reads right to left, counterclockwise. DIVVS AVGVSTVS |
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Tiberius, 14 - 37 AD
AE 28 of Emerita AugustaBust left / City gate
Comment- A slightly different, less
fancy version of the coin above.
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Tiberius, 14 - 37 AD
AE 26 of Emerita AugustaBust left / City gate
Comment- The more commonly seen
Provincial version of the Emerita gate and wall. The greenish patina
highlights what little is left on this worn coin.
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Augustus, 27 BC - 14 AD
Silver DenariusBare head left / City gate
with Emerita inscribed above it
Comment- Struck 25 - 23 BC at the
Emerita mint in Lusitania, by P. Carisius. He was the governor of the
province of Lusitania, and in 25 BC he founded the colony of Emerita
Augusta. The obverse has the commonly seen banker's mark. |
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