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Sardinia, Time of Octavian, c. 38 - 31 B.C.
In 238 B.C., after the First Punic War (264-241 BC), the Romans annexed Corsica and Sardinia from Carthage. The two islands became the province of Corsica and Sardinia. They were not given a provincial governor until 227 B.C. It took many years to pacify both islands. The existing coastal cities were enlarged and embellished, and Roman colonies such as Turris Lybissonis and Feronia were founded and populated with Roman immigrants. The Roman military occupation brought the Nuragic civilization to an end, except for the mountainous interior of the island, which the Romans called Barbaria, meaning "Barbarian land." Roman rule in Sardinia lasted 694 years, during which time the province was an important source of grain for the capital. Latin came to be the dominant spoken language during this period, though Roman culture was slower to take hold, and Roman rule was often contested by the Sardinian tribes from the mountainous regions.GI19973. Bronze AE 23, RPC I 625, aVF, very thin flan, barbarous style, Sardinia, Uselis(?) mint, weight 1.924g, maximum diameter 22.7mm, die axis 180o, c. 38 - 31 B.C.; obverse M ATIVS BALBVS PR, bare head of Balbus left; reverse SARD PATER, head of Sardus Pater right, spear behind; very thin flan; SOLD
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