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| Issuer | Salpesa |
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| Year | 100 BC - 1 BC |
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| Currency | As (1st century BC) |
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| Reverse description | A group of Apolline attributes arranged together in the field: a tripod at center, a lyre to its right, a bow to the left, and a quiver of arrows, all emblematic of the deity Apollo and reflecting the Hellenistic iconographic tradition adopted by Iberian municipal mints. The composition is compact and rendered in low relief, with individual elements clearly distinguishable despite the characteristic wear and green patina of the flan. No legend or inscription appears on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Salpesa was a small Iberian town in the Baética region whose exact location remains debated among scholars — most place it near modern Écija in Andalusia. Its bronze coinage was produced under Roman provincial authorization during the late Republican period, when Rome permitted Hispanian communities to strike local bronze for regional circulation while maintaining tight control over silver.
The ACIP 2317 attribution reflects work from the landmark 2006 corpus by Ripollès and Abascal, which significantly revised earlier CNH classifications for Baetican issues.