Live auction - bga_882425 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERIAN - CASTULO/KASTILO (Province of Jaen/Calzona) Demi-unité de bronze ou semis au taureau
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
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| End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 15:21:32 |
Type : Demi-unité de bronze ou semis au taureau
Date: fin IIe - Ier siècles avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Castulo
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 4,46 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan bien centré. Tête agréable de haut relief au droit. Des faiblesses, notamment au niveau de la tête du taureau au revers. Patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine diadémée à droite ; “Ka” en signe ibérique devant la bouche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : L ET UN CROISSANT AU-DESSUS DU TAUREAU ; KASTILO EN IBÉRIQUE À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Taureau passant à droite.
Commentary
Tête très stylisée au droit.
Historical background
HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERIAN - CASTULO/KASTILO (Province of Jaen/Calzona)
(2nd and 1st century BC)
The coinage of Kastilo was very important and lasted until the Augustan period. We have a kind of monetary system with aces, semis and quadrans. The location of this workshop is given in Calzona Linares in the province of Jaén. The toponym is written in Iberian characters.
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