89
3101
Augustus. Silver Denarius (3.74 g), 27 BC-AD 14.
Emerita,
ca. 25-23 BC. P. Carisius, propraetorian legate. IMP CAESAR
AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right.
Reverse:
P CARISIVS
LEG PRO PR, facing Celtiberian helmet between dagger and bi-
pennis. RIC 8; BMC 280; RSC 406a.
Very Rare
. Boldly struck on
a wide flan with a finely executed portrait of Augustus. Lustrous
surfaces.
Nearly Mint State.
The Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula took two centuries,
from the first landing at Emporion in 218 BC during the Second
Punic War until the final conquest of the remaining holdouts in
northwestern Spain under Augustus in 19 BC. The reverse of this
coin shows thecommonarmament of theCeltiberianwarrior,who
were extremely skilled in light arms, especially the short sword or
dagger and the bipennis, a sort of small double-headed axe.
Estimated Value..................................................... $8,000 - 9,000
Ex NAC 59 (4-5 April 2011), 875.
