bpv_881927 - HIPSANIA - SPAIN - BAETICA - COLONIA PATRICIA - AUGUSTUS Semis ou quadrans
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Type : Semis ou quadrans
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Colonia Patricia, Espagne
Metal : copper
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 2,90 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Très jolie petite monnaie bien centrée au droit et très légèrement décentrée au revers. Quelques faiblesses et une fine usure régulière. Patine vert-gris sombre
Obverse
Obverse legend : PER CAE - AVG.
Obverse description : Tête nue d’Auguste à gauche (O°1).
Obverse translation : “Permissu Cæsaris Augusti”, (Avec la permission de César auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : COLO PATR.
Reverse description : Patère, aspersoir (aspergillum), jarre, lituus.
Reverse translation : “Colonia Patricia”, (Colonia Patricia = Corduba, Cordoue).
Commentary
Poids léger. Pour ce type, les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage ont répertorié 59 exemplaires.
Historical background
HIPSANIA - SPAIN - BAETICA - COLONIA PATRICIA - AUGUSTUS
(c. 19-2 BC)
Corduba (Cordoba) is located on the right bank of the Guadalquivir in the province of Betica. It would have been founded by Marcellus. Cordoba experienced great prosperity thanks to its exceptional geographical location. The praetor established his residence there and the city became the capital of the province of Betica. The large number of Roman patricians who had come to settle there earned her the nickname of Patricia after Pliny the Elder (III, 1). The city underwent significant development in the first century AD.
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