A town on the Algarve coast founded around the 4th or 3rd century BCE, which reached its height under Roman rule from the 2nd century BCE and struck coins with its name shortened to OSVNBA. It stood right on the shore, with fish-salting works beside the Ria Formosa and the temple of its forum where Faro cathedral stands today. It declined in the 4th and 5th centuries.
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