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The Ilergetes were among the most militarily significant Iberian peoples during the Second Punic War, famously allied with Carthage under the leadership of Indibilis and Mandonius — a alliance that ended badly, with both leaders dead and the tribe subjugated by Rome. By the time this piece was struck, Iltirta (modern Lleida) had been operating under Roman dominance for decades, yet continued issuing its own fractional bronze coinage, a practice Rome tolerated in Hispania Citerior well into the second century as local administrative convenience outweighed the cost of monetary uniformity.