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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancient Aussie, post: 3449316, member: 80147&quot;]Just received this huge coin (35 mm) from Europe nice light sandy green patina, minted by Tiberius to honor Divus Augustus, more scarce than the Tiberius Dupondius with the same gate style but very hard to get in good preservation.</p><p>But with a well centered and almost full obverse legend found it hard to resist and although the reverse shows a bit of uneven wear resembling a cloudy/misty day in front of the town gate.[ATTACH=full]916191[/ATTACH] SPAIN, Emerita. Divus Augustus. Died AD 14. Æ Dupondius (35mm, 25.7 g, 2h).DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER CAE, Radiate head left / City-view seen from aerial perspective: city wall with five T-shaped crenellations fronted by main gate consisting of two arched bays flanked by two multi-story crenellated towers, each with arched window; gate inscribed AVGVSTA/EMERITA and decorated with four T-shaped crenellations. RPC 30b; SNG Copenhagen -; Burgos 1032.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #00b3b3">POST ALL THOSE EMERITA OR SPANISH COINS OUT THERE IN COINTALK LAND.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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