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½ Unit
| Issuer | Cessetani people |
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| Year | 218 BC - 195 BC |
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| Currency | Unit (after 211 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate male head facing right, rendered in a Hellenistic-influenced Iberian style. The wreath of laurel leaves is clearly articulated around the crown of the head, with locks of hair visible beneath. The facial features — including a pronounced brow, aquiline nose, and defined chin — reflect the artistic conventions common to Hispano-Iberian bronze coinage of the Second Punic War period. The field is plain and unlettered. |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping to the right, depicted in a vigorous and naturalistic Iberian style with all four legs extended in full stride. The mane is rendered with fine detail, and the musculature of the body is well modelled. Beneath the horse, in the exergue, appears a Iberian (Levantine semi-syllabic) legend identifying the mint or issuing authority. The composition reflects Punic and Hellenistic iconographic influence common to northeastern Hispanian bronzes of this era. |
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| Mint | Tarraco, Hispania, modern-day Tarragona, Spain |
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