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Valued Member
Spain
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Hi. I would like to share this coin. It was struck about 125-100 BC, mint ARSE (Iberic city north of Valencia, mediterranean spanish coast), later roman SAGVNTUM and at present Sagunto. On the obverse we can see a dolphin with crecent above, letter A (in iberic alphabet) and three points (mark of cuadrans during roman republic)below. Weight 3,1 grs. diameter 15,4-15,7mm  References: Vives XIX-9; Guadan 207. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting coin in nice condition.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Interesting coin, haven't seen this type before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Nice one, Veton. Thanks for sharing. Let's see some more! Welcome to CCF and, especially, to the Ancients board.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4973 Posts |
oh man, that's awesome. I love the style of iberian coins...and I wasn't familiar with that type.
veton, I have to ask....what is your avatar?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
That's really cool. I've got a couple Castulo coins around that have gotten me into Iberians, but I hadn't seen one of these. I really like the shell.
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
 Spain
108 Posts |
Thaks for welcome. About my avatar, it is a "verraco" (in english may be "father pig". They are sculptures of boars and bulls in granite that dot the former Vettones region (where I am from), they were pre-celtic tribes before romans arrived. These "verracos" are the characteristic feature of these tribes. My avatar is a wild boar, it is from Gallegos de Argañán a very small town west of Salamanca.  v. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 thats pretty cool veton! |
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Posted 01/28/2015 09:32 am
