STATILIUS LIBO, prefect. Spain, Uncertain southern mint in Hispania. Cn. (Cnaeus) Statilius Libo. Prefect, circa 43-36 BC (2).png
STATILIUS LIBO, prefect. Spain, Uncertain southern mint in Hispania. Cn. (Cnaeus) Statilius Libo. Prefect, circa 43-36 BC.png
STATILIUS LIBO, prefect. Spain, Uncertain southern mint in Hispania. Cn. (Cnaeus) Statilius Libo. Prefect, circa 43-36 BC (2).png
STATILIUS LIBO, prefect. Spain, Uncertain southern mint in Hispania. Cn. (Cnaeus) Statilius Libo. Prefect, circa 43-36 BC.png

Roman Provincial Semis of Statilius Libo (2,060 years ago)

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This bronze coin was minted in southern Spain (Hispania) under Cnaeus Statilius Libo, a Roman prefect who governed the region around 43-36 BC during the late Roman Republic period. The coin represents provincial coinage produced under Roman authority in newly conquered territories.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Bare head (portrait) of Statilius Libo facing right, with his name inscribed.

  • Back side: Religious ceremonial vessels: a patera (shallow dish used for offerings) and praefericulum (ritual pouring vessel).

Technical Details:

  • Material: Bronze

  • Denomination: Semis (half of an as, a common small denomination)

  • Size: 20mm diameter

  • Weight: 5.53 grams

  • Orientation: 10h (die axis at 10 o'clock position)

  • Catalog Reference: ACIP 2645; RPC I 483

  • Condition: Near Very Fine (VF), brown patina with some porosity

Historical Significance:

Statilius Libo is historically significant as he is known only through this coinage issue, making this numismatic evidence crucial for understanding Roman provincial administration in Spain. The coin represents the Roman practice of allowing local mints to produce regional coinage under supervision of appointed officials in newly integrated territories. This particular example is especially valuable as it shows a clear portrait and complete name inscription, along with well-preserved religious symbols that reflect the integration of Roman religious practices in provincial regions of modern-day Spain.

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This bronze coin was minted in southern Spain (Hispania) under Cnaeus Statilius Libo, a Roman prefect who governed the region around 43-36 BC during the late Roman Republic period. The coin represents provincial coinage produced under Roman authority in newly conquered territories.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Bare head (portrait) of Statilius Libo facing right, with his name inscribed.

  • Back side: Religious ceremonial vessels: a patera (shallow dish used for offerings) and praefericulum (ritual pouring vessel).

Technical Details:

  • Material: Bronze

  • Denomination: Semis (half of an as, a common small denomination)

  • Size: 20mm diameter

  • Weight: 5.53 grams

  • Orientation: 10h (die axis at 10 o'clock position)

  • Catalog Reference: ACIP 2645; RPC I 483

  • Condition: Near Very Fine (VF), brown patina with some porosity

Historical Significance:

Statilius Libo is historically significant as he is known only through this coinage issue, making this numismatic evidence crucial for understanding Roman provincial administration in Spain. The coin represents the Roman practice of allowing local mints to produce regional coinage under supervision of appointed officials in newly integrated territories. This particular example is especially valuable as it shows a clear portrait and complete name inscription, along with well-preserved religious symbols that reflect the integration of Roman religious practices in provincial regions of modern-day Spain.

This bronze coin was minted in southern Spain (Hispania) under Cnaeus Statilius Libo, a Roman prefect who governed the region around 43-36 BC during the late Roman Republic period. The coin represents provincial coinage produced under Roman authority in newly conquered territories.

Coin Description:

  • Front side: Bare head (portrait) of Statilius Libo facing right, with his name inscribed.

  • Back side: Religious ceremonial vessels: a patera (shallow dish used for offerings) and praefericulum (ritual pouring vessel).

Technical Details:

  • Material: Bronze

  • Denomination: Semis (half of an as, a common small denomination)

  • Size: 20mm diameter

  • Weight: 5.53 grams

  • Orientation: 10h (die axis at 10 o'clock position)

  • Catalog Reference: ACIP 2645; RPC I 483

  • Condition: Near Very Fine (VF), brown patina with some porosity

Historical Significance:

Statilius Libo is historically significant as he is known only through this coinage issue, making this numismatic evidence crucial for understanding Roman provincial administration in Spain. The coin represents the Roman practice of allowing local mints to produce regional coinage under supervision of appointed officials in newly integrated territories. This particular example is especially valuable as it shows a clear portrait and complete name inscription, along with well-preserved religious symbols that reflect the integration of Roman religious practices in provincial regions of modern-day Spain.

The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana [ˈreːs ˈpuːblɪka roːˈmaːna]) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium. During this period, Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world.

Roman society at the time was primarily a cultural mix of Latin and Etruscan societies, as well as of Sabine, Oscan, and Greek cultural elements, which is especially visible in the Ancient Roman religion and its Pantheon. Its political organization developed at around the same time as direct democracy in Ancient Greece, with collective and annual magistracies, overseen by a senate.[4] There were annual elections, but the republican system was an elective oligarchy, not a democracy; a small number of powerful families largely monopolised the magistracies. Roman institutions underwent considerable changes throughout the Republic to adapt to the difficulties it faced, such as the creation of promagistracies to rule its conquered provinces, or the composition of the senate.

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