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Unit
| Issuer | Karaues |
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| Year | 150 BC - 101 BC |
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| Weight | 10.2 g |
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| Reverse description | A mounted warrior advances to the right at full gallop on a spirited horse, the rider depicted wearing a helmet and couching a spear horizontally. Below the horse, a Celtiberian (Iberian script) legend is inscribed in the exergual area, reading the mint name of the issuing authority. The dynamic equestrian motif is a hallmark of Celtiberian bronze coinage, conveying martial prowess. The horse is shown with an arched neck and raised forelegs in a characteristic Iberian rendering. Additional symbols or pellets may appear in the field above the horse. |
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| Reverse lettering | AORTE4 |
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The Karaues were an Iberian people of the northeastern peninsula whose bronze coinage remains poorly documented compared to neighboring mint authorities. ACIP 1821 and CNH 1 place this issue at the foundational position in the Karaues series — the CNH 1 designation meaning it is the first catalogued type for this issuer, which may reflect chronological priority or simply the earliest recognized die group.
Iberian bronze units of this period circulated in a region where Roman military presence was expanding rapidly following the conclusion of the Celtiberian Wars, and local coinages often compressed into short emissions before regional monetary autonomy was absorbed entirely.