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RPC identifies this type as common but this is the first coin of Oea ever handled by Forum and we have seen very few examples of this type offered for sale.RP58057. Bronze dupondius, RPC I 832, SNG Cop 31, VF, pitting, tight flan, weight 10.111 g, maximum diameter 26.1 mm, die axis 90o, Oea mint, 22 - 37 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR - AVGVSTVS, bare head of Tiberius left, eagle on left facing with open wings and palm frond in beak, laurel branch right; reverse Neo-Punic inscription: WY'T (Oea), laureate bust of Apollo, lyre right, all within a laurel wreath; scarce; SOLD
Tamouda, Mauretania, 1st Century B.C.
Tamuda (Tamusia) was founded by Berbers in the 3rd century B.C. There was likely a Phoenician presence in the next century, mainly for commerce. Rome occupied Tamuda during the reign of Augustus. Around 42 A.D., it was leveled by Roman garrisons during an insurrection. It was replaced with a fortified settlement, later a Roman castrum, and grew to be a major city of Mauretania Tingitana. Industry included fish salting and purple dye production. The region became fully Romanized, Christian and "pacified." By the time the Vandals arrived in the fifth century the city had disappeared from history and may have already been abandoned.GB84555. Bronze AE 16, Mazard 585, SNG Cop 718, Müller Afrique 242, SRCV II 6653, aVF, well centered, corrosion, weight 2.221 g, maximum diameter 15.8 mm, die axis 45o, Tamouda (near Tetouan, Morocco) mint, 2nd - 1st century B.C.; obverse bearded head right, neo-Punic inscription behind head: TMDT (or similar); reverse two heads of grain, meander symbol and pellet between them; rare; SOLD
Sabratha, Syrtica, N. Africa, c. 8 - 14 A.D., Augustus Reverse
| Sabratha is on the Mediterranean coast about 66 km west of Tripoli, Libya. It was a Tyrian or Carthaginian settlement, the farthest of the west of the three chief cities of Syrtica, with a prosperous harbor. It became a colony in the second century A.D., perhaps under Trajan. Septimius Severus was born nearby in Leptis Magna, and Sabratha reached its peak under the Severans. The city was badly damaged by earthquakes in the 4th century, particularly the quake of 365. Within a hundred years of the Arab conquest of the Maghreb, trade had shifted to other ports and Sabratha dwindled to a village. |  |
(SBRT'N), bust of Serapis right, 
(neo-Punic R) before; reverse CAESAR (downward behind), bare head of Augustus right, lituus before; rare; SOLDSabratha, Syrtica, North Africa, c. 8 - 14 A.D., Augustus Reverse
| Sabratha is on the Mediterranean coast about 66 km west of Tripoli, Libya. It was a Tyrian or Carthaginian settlement, the farthest of the west of the three chief cities of Syrtica, with a prosperous harbor. It became a colony in the second century A.D., perhaps under Trajan. Septimius Severus was born nearby in Leptis Magna, and Sabratha reached its peak under the Severans. The city was badly damaged by earthquakes in the 4th century, particularly the quake of 365. Within a hundred years of the Arab conquest of the Maghreb, trade had shifted to other ports and Sabratha dwindled to a village. | |
(SBRT'N), bust of Serapis right, neo-Punic inscription under neck: 
(ZY•MS); reverse CAESAR (downward behind), bare head of Augustus right, lituus before; rare; SOLDTamouda, Mauretania, 1st Century B.C.
Tamuda (Tamusia) was founded by Berbers in the 3rd century B.C. There was likely a Phoenician presence in the next century, mainly for commerce. Rome occupied Tamuda during the reign of Augustus. Around 42 A.D., it was leveled by Roman garrisons during an insurrection. It was replaced with a fortified settlement, later a Roman castrum, and grew to be a major city of Mauretania Tingitana. Industry included fish salting and purple dye production. The region became fully Romanized, Christian and "pacified." By the time the Vandals arrived in the fifth century the city had disappeared from history and may have already been abandoned.GB84542. Bronze AE 16, cf. Mazard 587 (anepigraphic), SNG Cop 719 (same), Müller Afrique 242 (neo-Punic TMDT behind head), SRCV II 6653 (same), F/VF, rough, dark green patina, weight 2.454 g, maximum diameter 15.7 mm, die axis 0o, Tamouda (near Tetouan, Morocco) mint, 2nd - 1st century B.C.; obverse bearded head right; reverse two heads of grain, meander symbol and pellet between them; ex-RBW Collection; rare; SOLD
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