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Semis hippocampus, legend eterter
| Issuer | Untikesken gens |
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| Year | 170 BC - 150 BC |
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| Currency | As (Roman pound system, 2nd century BC) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing right, rendered in a robust, somewhat archaic provincial style. The helmet covers the skull and nape, with strands of hair visible beneath the brim. A spear or staff appears diagonally behind the head, partially overlapping the neck truncation. The field is plain and the flan is irregular, typical of Iberian bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Iberian (Levantine) |
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| Reverse description | A hippocampus (mythological sea-horse) depicted facing right within a circular border, its equine forebody arching dynamically and its serpentine fish-tail curling beneath the body. The creature is rendered in a lively, schematic style characteristic of Iberian imitative coinage. The Iberian legend ETERTER appears in the lower portion of the field, inscribed in Levantine semi-syllabic script. The flan is thick and irregular, consistent with cast-blank hammered production of the 2nd century BC. |
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