185 | Celtiberian coins

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BILBILIS (Calatayud, Zaragoza). Semis. (Ae. 5.94g/22mm). 14-36 AD (FAB-285). Anv: Laureate head of Tiberius to the right, around legend: TI CAESAR AVGVSTI F. Rev: Legend: COS, inside laurel wreath, around legend: AVGV BILBILIS TI CAESARE VL AELIO SEANO. Very Fine-. A very rare example, with the part of the legend "AELIO SEANO" visible. Lucius Aelius Sejanus was condemned to "damnatio memoriae" (a Latin phrase whose literal meaning is "condemnation of memory." In the context of ancient Rome, damnatio memoriae was a political-legal practice by which the State decreed the public annulment of the memory of an individual considered an enemy. This sanction, applied posthumously, involved the systematic removal of their name, image, and references to them in monuments, inscriptions, and official documents, with the purpose of erasing their legacy from collective memory).