CATALOGUE

  BRONZE SEMIS 
                         DE ILICI
Isidro Albert Collection

Bronze
d: 2'12 cm; p: 4'7 g; p.c.:12 h
Roman culture
22-23 A.D. 5th issue
 

Semis minted in the name of the emperor Tiberius at the Hispano-Roman mint of Ilici (La Alcudia de Elche). Type Vives 133-11.
Obverse with Latin legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M and laureate head of Tiberius to the left.
Reverse with Latin legend M IVL SETTAL L SESTI CELER II VIR and ara with inscription in two lines. Inside ara: SAL AVG, on the sides: C I I A.
The only Hispano-Roman city that issued coins in what is now the province of Alicante was Ilici (La Alcudia de Elche), with six bronze issues. The altar on the reverse refers to the dedication of an altar to the health of Livia. The legend indicates that this coin was minted when M. Iulius Settal and L. Sestius Celer were duovirs of Ilici.
Monetary Inventory Number 00062
RIPOLLÉS, P. P., 1982.