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Sextans
| Issuer | Iltirta (Ilergetes people) |
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| Year | 195 BC - 170 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A horse galloping vigorously to the right, depicted with forelegs raised and mane and loose rein flying freely in the field above, conveying a strong sense of movement characteristic of Iberian equestrian coinage. Two pellets appear in the upper field, serving as value marks consistent with the sextans denomination. A Iberian legend in Levantine semi-syllabic script is placed in the lower exergual area, reading the mint name of Iltirta. The composition is enclosed within a faint border, and the overall style reflects the vibrant local tradition of horse imagery prevalent among the Ilergetes. |
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| Reverse lettering | iltir-ta |
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Iltirta, the principal city of the Ilergetes, had been a flashpoint barely a generation before this coin was struck — the Ilergetes under Indibilis and Mandonius rose twice against Rome, the second revolt crushed in 205 BC at considerable cost. The subsequent Roman pacification of the Ebro valley created exactly the administrative and commercial pressure that pushed Iberian communities toward regularized bronze coinage on Roman fractional models.
The sextans fraction specifically implies a local weight standard being reconciled against Roman monetary expectations — Rome was present, and these communities were minting to participate in its economy.