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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Hispania| > RP08927
Sejanus, Pretorian Prefect of Tiberius, Damnatio Memoriae, Bibilis, Spain, 31 A.D.
|Roman| |Hispania|, |Sejanus,| |Pretorian| |Prefect| |of| |Tiberius,| |Damnatio| |Memoriae,| |Bibilis,| |Spain,| |31| |A.D.|,
Under Augustus, Bilbilis was given the status of Municipium becoming Augusta Bilbilis and thus enjoyed many privileges under Roman law, including bestowing Roman citizenship on all its inhabitants. Coins were minted in the city under Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula with "Augusta Bilbilis" on the reverse along with the governor's name. One type struck under Tiberius, named Lucius Aelius Sejanus as consul on the reverse. The town must have flourished with Sejanus as benefactor, but was ultimately hurt with his demise when he was proved to be a traitor. All Sejanus' statues and monuments were subject to "damnatio memoriae." His name was even removed from coins, as seen on this example.Bilbilis
RP08927. Copper provincial as, RPC I 398, Burgos 196, SNG Cop 620, Choice gVF, Bilbilis (near Calatayud, Spain) mint, weight 10.87g, maximum diameter 28.3mm, die axis 180o, 31 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; reverse MVN AVGVSTA BILBILIS TI CAESARE V L AELIO SEIANO (L AELIO SEIANO erased in Damnatio Memoriae!), COS in laurel wreath; rare; SOLD











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