Live auction - bga_838461 - HISPANIA - SPAIN - IBERIAN - CASTULO/KASTILO (Province of Jaen/Calzona) Unité de bronze ou as au pégase
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 25 July 2023 16:11:47 |
Type : Unité de bronze ou as au pégase
Date: IIe siècle avant J.-C.
Mint name / Town : Castulo
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 14,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Beau bronze sur un flan centré. Une faiblesse à douze heures, se retrouvant à six heures au revers. De très jolis détails. Patine vert sombre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête masculine diadémée à droite ; devant, une main.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE IBÉRIQUE KASTILO À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Pégase androcéphale à droite avec la tête casquée ; devant une étoile à huit rais.
Commentary
La main coupée se retrouve en cantonnement de certaines monnaies dites "à la croix" mais aussi sur les statères attribués aux Pictons.
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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