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Roman Provincial Coins of Hispania

Hispania was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Roman armies invaded the Iberian peninsula in 218 B.C. and used it as a training ground for officers and as a proving ground for tactics during campaigns against the Carthaginians, the Iberians, the Lusitanians, the Gallaecians and other Celts. It was not until 19 B.C. that Augustus was able to complete the conquest. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. During the Principate, Hispania Ulterior was divided into two new provinces, Baetica and Lusitania, while Hispania Citerior was renamed Hispania Tarraconensis. Subsequently, the western part of Tarraconensis was split off, first as Hispania Nova, later renamed "Callaecia" (or Gallaecia, whence modern Galicia). From Diocletian's Tetrarchy (A.D. 284) onwards, the south of remaining Tarraconensis was again split off as Carthaginensis, and probably then too the Balearic Islands and all the resulting provinces formed one civil diocese under the vicarius for the Hispaniae (that is, the Celtic provinces). Aqueduct of Segovia

Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.

|Caligula|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.||as|
Although the style of coinage struck at Western branch mints is different from coins struck at Rome, references and sales listings often attribute them to Rome. This Caligula type is extremely rare. Nearly all were probably overstruck by Claudius. None of the hundreds of Caligula asses on Coin Archives share this Western branch style.
SH72086. Copper as, cf. RIC I 38, Cohen I 27, BMCRE I p. 154, 46, SRCV I 1803 (all Rome mint), NGC Ch VF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5 (4162104-002), removed from slab but NGC tag included, weight 11.111 g, maximum diameter 27.2 mm, die axis 270o, 'Western Branch' mint, 37 - 38 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left; reverse VESTA, Vesta enthroned left, patera extended in right, long scepter transverse in left, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field; NGC| Lookup; extremely rare; SOLD


Iberia, Hackgold and Hacksilver, c. 300 - 150 B.C.

|Iberia|, |Iberia,| |Hackgold| |and| |Hacksilver,| |c.| |300| |-| |150| |B.C.||Lot|
GA98193. Mixed Lot, See Maria Paz Garcia-Bellido (2011), "Hackgold and Hacksilber in protomonetary Iberia", one piece of gold hackgold (3.184) and two pieces of hacksilver (2.483g and 1.790g), all found in Spain, three pieces in lot; SOLD


Tiberius, 19 August 14 - 16 March 37 A.D., Carthago Nova, Hispania Tarraconensis; Caligula Reverse

|Tiberius|, |Tiberius,| |19| |August| |14| |-| |16| |March| |37| |A.D.,| |Carthago| |Nova,| |Hispania| |Tarraconensis;| |Caligula| |Reverse||provincial| |as|
Caligula's father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius, was a successful general and one of Rome's most beloved public figures. The young Gaius was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little soldier's boot," by his father's soldiers while accompanying him during his campaigns in Germania. When Germanicus died, his wife Agrippina the Elder became entangled in a bitter feud with Tiberius, which led to the destruction of her family, with Caligula as the sole male survivor. In 31 A.D., unscathed by the deadly intrigues, Caligula accepted Tiberius' invitation to join him on the island of Capri. In 33 A.D., Tiberius gave Caligula an honorary quaestorship. Caligula succeeded his great-uncle and adoptive grandfather in 37 A.D.
SH55436. Bronze provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3152, RPC I 182, SNG Cop 502, Burgos 601, VF, excellent portraits, attractive green patina, light marks, tight flan, nice for the issue, weight 9.013 g, maximum diameter 25.4 mm, die axis 225o, Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Spain) mint, 33 - 37 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR DIV AVGV F AVG P M, bare head left; reverse C CAESAR TI N QVINQ IN V I N K, bare head of Caligula left; SOLD


Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D.

|Augustus|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.||denarius|
The reverse legend refers to sacrifices Augustus made to Jupiter prior to his departure for Gaul in 16 B.C. The reverse legend abbreviates, "Vota Publica Suscepta Pro Salute et Reditu Iovi Optimo Maximo Sacrata," which means, "public sacrifices have been made to holy Jupiter, the best and greatest, for the well-being and the [safe] return [of the Emperor]."
SH67476. Silver denarius, RSC I 321 (also Mars head right var.), BMCRE I 441 (same), BnF I 1238 (same), RIC I 150a (R2), Hunter I 187, SRCV I 1641, F, reverse legend not fully struck, weight 3.242 g, maximum diameter 18.2 mm, die axis 180o, Colonia Patricia (Cordoba, Spain) mint, 17 - 16 B.C.; obverse S P Q R CAESARI AVGVSTO, bare head right, line border; reverse VOT P SVSC PRO SAL ET RED I O M SACR, Mars standing half left, head right, helmeted, nude but for cloak from shoulders and over left arm, vexillum vertical before him in right hand, parazonium over left shoulder in left hand, linear border; rare; SOLD


Iberian Celts, Hacksilver, c. 300 - 150 B.C.

|Hacksilver|, |Iberian| |Celts,| |Hacksilver,| |c.| |300| |-| |150| |B.C.||fragment|
Hacksilver or hacksilber, is ancient silver disks, bars, rods, foil, and broken and cut fragments of those forms and also of coins, jewelry or other silver items used as a medium of exchange by weight. It was common in trade beginning at the end of the Iron Age, c. 1200 B.C. in the Levant, and lasted until the first century B.C., were it was used by the Celts and other tribal people in Hispania and Gaul. It was used again in the Middle Ages by the Vikings.
CE98172. Hacksilver fragment, cf. Van Alfen Hacksilber 57, Kim and Kroll 54, Garcia-Bellido 393, larger than most specimens we have handled, cut marks, casting bubbles, 38.3 mm, 34.53 g, weight 34.530 g, maximum diameter 38.3 mm, die axis 0o, c. 300 - 150 B.C.; SOLD


Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Posthumous Commemorative, Emerita, Hispania Lusitania

|Augustus|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.,| |Posthumous| |Commemorative,| |Emerita,| |Hispania| |Lusitania||dupondius|
Mérida, Spain was founded by P. Carisius in 25 B.C., as Emerita Augusta, the name referring to the discharged soldiers who populated the city, by order of Augustus to protect a pass and a bridge over the Guadiana river. The city became an important city in the Roman Empire and the capital of Lusitania province. Mérida preserves more important ancient Roman monuments than any other city in Spain (including a triumphal arch of the age of Trajan).
RP55447. Bronze dupondius, RPC I 25 corr. (same dies, C A E in obverse legend missing from description and, apparently on the three specimens known to the authors), aVF, weight 21.690 g, maximum diameter 31.5 mm, die axis 270o, Emerita (Merida, Spain) mint, posthumous, reign of Tiberius, 14 - 37 A.D.; obverse DIVVS • AVG[VSTVS • PATER •] C • A • E •, radiate head right; reverse AVGVSTA EMERITA, city gate, with two arches, flanked by two towers, ethnic on gate above arches; extremely rare; SOLD


Roman Hispania, Hacksilver Lot of 12 Cut Silver Coin Fragments, c. Before 50 B.C.

|Hacksilver|, |Roman| |Hispania,| |Hacksilver| |Lot| |of| |12| |Cut| |Silver| |Coin| |Fragments,| |c.| |Before| |50| |B.C.||fragment|
Hacksilver lot of 12 cut silver coin fragments, reputedly all found in southern Spain. One Carthago Nova, cut 1/5 or 1/4 portion of a Hannibal shekel, 1.43g, cf. SNG BM 106 - 109, rare. Eleven cut fractions of Roman Republican denarii, mostly c. early 2nd century B.C.
LT87284. Silver fragment, cut fraction of a Hannibal shekel, plus 11 cut Republican denarii fragments, average VF, no tags or flips, the actual coin fragments in the photograph, as-is, no returns; SOLD


Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Caesaraugusta, Hispania Tarraconensis

|Caligula|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Caesaraugusta,| |Hispania| |Tarraconensis||provincial| |dupondius|
Caesaraugusta is today Zaragoza, Spain. It began as Salduie, a village settled by the Sedetani, an Iberian tribe. Augustus founded Caesaraugusta on the site to settle army veterans from the Cantabrian wars. The city did not decline significantly during the last centuries of the Roman Empire and was captured peacefully by the Goths in the 5th century.
SH58654. Orichalcum provincial dupondius, RPC I 370, SNG Cop 561, aVF, porosity, weight 10.267 g, maximum diameter 28.4 mm, die axis 270o, Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza, Spain) mint, obverse G CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS IMP, Laureate head left; reverse LICINIANO ET GERMANO II VIR, around large C C A; rare; SOLD


Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D., Carthago Nova, Hispania Tarraconensis

|Hispania|, |Caligula,| |16| |March| |37| |-| |24| |January| |41| |A.D.,| |Carthago| |Nova,| |Hispania| |Tarraconensis||provincial| |as|
In older references the bust of Salus is identified as that of Caesonia, 4th wife of Caligula. The female bust has also been identified as Antonia by Grant and Livia by Etienne. Beltran identifies Salus as the tutelary goddess of Carthago Nova and does not link the features to any member of the royal family.

Struck under duumvirs quinquennals: Cnaeus Atel. Flac. and Cnaeus Pom. Flac.
RB90608. Bronze provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3155, RPC I 185, SNG Cop 503, SNG Munchen 72, Villaronga 1127, Burgos 613, Vagi 563, F, clear portraits, partial legends, areas of verdigris, pitting, weight 12.563 g, maximum diameter 28.3 mm, die axis 135o, Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Spain) mint, c. 40 A.D.; obverse C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS, laureate head of Caligula right; reverse CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N, draped bust of Salus (Caesonia as Salus?) right, SAL - AVG across fields; ex Stacks Coin Galleries auction, Sep 2008, lot 350; ex Tinchant; rare; SOLD


Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Celsa, Hispania Tarraconensis

|Augustus|, |Augustus,| |16| |January| |27| |B.C.| |-| |19| |August| |14| |A.D.,| |Celsa,| |Hispania| |Tarraconensis||provincial| |as|
Kelse was an Iberian town of the Ilergetes tribe on the Ebro river. It was refounded by Lepidus as a Roman colonia, probably during his second term as governor of Hispania Citerior around 44 - 42 B.C., but perhaps during his first term, in 48 - 47 B.C. He named it Victrix Julia Lepida to honor Julius Caesar and himself. After Lepidus' fall, around 36 B.C., the name reverted in part to its former Iberian name, to Colonia Victrix Julia Celsa.
SH76398. Bronze provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3164c, RPC I 273, SNG Cop 540; L. Baggius and Mn. Flavius Festus, duoviri, Choice VF, nice centering and strike, nice green patina, some porosity, weight 11.408 g, maximum diameter 27.8 mm, die axis 210o, Celsa (near Velilla de Ebro, Spain) mint, c. 14 - 5 B.C.; obverse AVGVSTVS DIVI F, laureate head right; reverse bull right, L BACCIO above, C V I CEL (Colonia Victrix Iulia Celsa) downward on left, II VIR (dumvir) horizontal on right, MN FESTO (MN ligate) in exergue, no dots (control marks); from the Jeff Michniak Collection; SOLD




  




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