Corduba, founded as a Roman colonial settlement around 152 BC by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, was among the earliest Roman urban foundations in Hispania and quickly became the administrative center of Hispania Ulterior. The attribution to the Turduli — a people distinct from, though frequently conflated with, the neighboring Turdetani — reflects ongoing scholarly debate about which indigenous group actually controlled the city's civic institutions during this minting period. The local bronze coinage issued here served regional exchange in the Baetis valley well before Corduba became the capital of the later province of Baetica.
Corduba, founded as a Roman colonial settlement around 152 BC by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, was among the earliest Roman urban foundations in Hispania and quickly became the administrative center of Hispania Ulterior. The attribution to the Turduli — a people distinct from, though frequently conflated with, the neighboring Turdetani — reflects ongoing scholarly debate about which indigenous group actually controlled the city's civic institutions during this minting period. The local bronze coinage issued here served regional exchange in the Baetis valley well before Corduba became the capital of the later province of Baetica.