Resumen: Spain was a key territory for the supply of precious metals during the Roman period.1 It is even possible that the Roman authorities’ decision to retain a military presence there after the Second Punic War was to a large extent motivated by its mineral wealth.2 In fact, one of the fi rst measures taken once the territory was secured in 195 B.C.E. was to establish a tribute system intended to tax the iron and silver mines... Idioma: Inglés Año: 2019 Publicado en: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 210 (2019), 291-303 ISSN: 0084-5388 Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista