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Augustus, 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D., Augusta Bilbilis, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Bilbilis, the capital of the Celtiberian Lusones tribe, was refounded under Augustus and designated a municipium. The designation included many privileges under Roman law, including bestowing Roman citizenship on all its inhabitants. Bilbilis was the birthplace of famous poet Martial, c. 40 A.D. The city's heyday was the 1st century. It declined rapidly in the 2nd century A.D. and by the 3rd century it was half-deserted. The modern town of Calatayud was founded near this Roman site. Recent excavations have uncovered many of the impressive remains visible today which dominate the surrounding area and are testament to the city's rich past. |  |
RP98441. Bronze provincial as, Villaronga-Benages 3017a (same ligatures), RPC I 392, SNG Cop 615, SNG Stockholm 1814, F, dark toned fields, flatly struck, Bilbilis (near Calatayud, Spain) mint, weight 13.354g, maximum diameter 28.6mm, die axis 270o, 2 B.C. - 14 A.D.; obverse AVGVSTVS DIV F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right; reverse MVN AVGVSTA BILBILIS M SEMP TIBERI L LICI VARO (magistrates counterclockwise below, MVN, AV, MP and VA ligate), laurel wreath containing II VIR (duumviri); from the Michael Arslan Collection; SOLD
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