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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 6461682, member: 87809&quot;]Love all the Augustus coins<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The city of Augusta Emerita (nowadays Mérida) in Lusitania, preserves more important ancient Roman monuments than any other city in Spain (including a triumphal arch of the age of Trajan). It was founded in 25 BC by P. Carisius, governor of Lusitania, and was meant as colony for veterans of legions V Alauda and X Gemina who had recently participated in Augustus´ campaigns in North-Western Hispania. </p><p>The scarce and interesting Quinarius, was issued to commemorate the end of the &quot;Bellum Cantabricum&quot;, the conquest of the north of the Iberian Peninsula (the victory and trophy represent the conquered people). They are reminiscent of an issue by Marius in celebration of his Cimbric victory, who may have established a model for those who followed. Carisius followed these coins. The Cantabrian wars credited Augustus with a western victory complementing the Actian success in the east. In this way references to the Cantabrian Wars in Carisius’ coinage reinforce a claim to Augustus world-wide pacification.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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