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¼ Unit
| Issuer | City of Arse-Saguntum (Edetani people) |
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| Year | 130 BC - 72 BC |
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| Currency | As (second half of the 2nd century BC) |
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| Obverse description | A scallop shell depicted in the central field, its radiating ribs rendered in low relief. The shell is presented in a naturalistic style characteristic of Iberian civic coinage of the period, serving as a civic emblem of the maritime city of Arse-Saguntum. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical patination of hammered Hispanic bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A dolphin swimming to the right, rendered in the stylised manner typical of Iberian bronze coinage, its curved body and tail fin clearly articulated in low relief against a plain field. The Latin magistrates' abbreviation C · S · M · Q is distributed around the dolphin, referencing the local civic magistrates responsible for the issue. The flan is irregular with an encrustated green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Mintage | ND (130 BC - 72 BC) ND (130 BC - 72 BC) |
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