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Tesserae frumentariae, nummariae et ‘Spintriae’ Hispaniae. Hallazgos y nuevas perspectivas

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This paper aims at presenting a series of unpublished imperial tesserae, originating from various Spanish institutions and sites, although most of the pieces have been found in present-day Andalusia. These tesserae are not only of the erotic type, commonly known as ‘ (sρintriαe)’, but also bear imperial busts and ludic scenes. All these tokens can be related to the incipient municipalization of Baetica and, therefore, its direct connection to Italy. But we also know that throughout the 1st and 2nd centuries AD there were ludi in Hispania. Except for Pollentia (Majorca), the tesserae seem to originate mainly from the city of Rome ; their import to the Iberian Peninsula was carried out by legionaries and new citizens establishing themselves in already romanized areas such as Baetica.