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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 7:05 pm A nice little coin from Castulo. I think it is the type with a star above the boar. The sellers pics were not that good and I had hoped for a little more detail, but all and all it's not bad for the type, nicely centered. SPAIN, Castulo. Mid 2nd century BC. Æ Quarter Unit - Quadrans 17mm, 4.4 g. Diademed male head right / Boar standing right. Not sure of the correct reference yet Report this Post to the Staff

ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 7:34 pm I don't have anything useful to say, but that's a wonderful coin. Great patina, well-centered, lovely. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 8:54 pm Super coin, I don't have anything from Spain. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 08/04/2013 9:45 pm I love these Castulo Coins. They are an interesting series. Notice how the male head (usually attributed to Apollo) looks an awful like JC and Octavian? These coin, are often overlooked but have really interesting art and script. Kudos Ducet! Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 08/05/2013 11:54 am I've got a soft spt for the castulo coins also, neat that's it's the boar instead of the usual bull. the color is nice. I have one that me be a boar, but the reverse is so bad I can't tell. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 08/05/2013 3:43 pm Quote: Notice how the male head (usually attributed to Apollo) looks an awful like JC and Octavian? Ancientnoob got me thinking about the portrait similarities so I made a couple comparisons to Octavian. It is remarkable how similar the Iberian issues resemble some Octavian portraits. Although most attributions of the Castulo coins (like the one above) put them being minted over a 150 years before Octavian. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 08/06/2013 08:18 am ..... Report this Post to the Staff
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