bga_644394 - SPAIN - SUSSETANOS - BOLSKAN (OSCA/HUESCA) (Province of Huesca) Unité de bronze au cavalier ou as
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Type : Unité de bronze au cavalier ou as
Date: c. 150/120 AC.
Mint name / Town : Osca
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 7,43 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de toute beauté. Superbe portrait avec des poils de barbe bien visible. Jolie patine sombre tachée au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête nue (et barbue) à droite ; derrière, un petit dauphin.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE IBÉRIQUE BOLSKAN À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Cavalier galopant à droite, tenant une lance transversale de la main droite ; derrière, une étoile.
Commentary
La légende BOLSKAN est entièrement lisible en caractères ibériques bien nets.
Historical background
SPAIN - SUSSETANOS - BOLSKAN (OSCA/HUESCA) (Province of Huesca)
(2nd century BC)
Bolskan corresponds to modern Huesca, the Osca of the Romans. The city played a big role in the provincial history after the Roman conquest, in particular at the time of the revolt of Sertorius, Roman general, born in Nursia c. 123 BC and died in Spain in 72 BC. J. -C. First lieutenant of Marius, he carved out a real state for himself in Spain. Winner of Pompey, he allied himself with Mithridates but was assassinated by his lieutenant Perpenna. A denarius of Domitius Calvinus was minted in Huesca in 39 BC, imitating and copying for the right the Celtiberian denarii.
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