Catalog
Denarius
| Issuer | Sekobirikes (Celtiberian tribe, Hispania) |
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| Year | 110 BC - 80 BC |
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| Reference(s) | CNH#292/9, ACIP#1873 |
| Obverse description | Bare male head facing right, rendered in the Ibero-Celtic artistic tradition with stylized curling hair arranged in concentric scrolls above and behind the ear. A crescent symbol appears behind the head, with a single Iberian letter (transliterated as 'S') positioned below the crescent. The portrait displays a prominent nose and strong facial features characteristic of Celtiberian coinage, with drapery visible at the base of the truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | M (Translation: S) |
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Sekobirikes was a Celtiberian mint operating in what is now the Soria province of Castile, active during the prolonged Roman pacification of the Iberian interior. These coins were struck under Roman administrative tolerance — indigenous tribes were permitted to issue silver coinage partly to facilitate tax collection and troop provisioning during the Sertorian War period. The fabric is characteristically Celtiberian: hand-cut flans with uneven edges and occasional die misalignment that collectors familiar with Roman Republican issues sometimes find disorienting.