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Saltuie was an Iberian oppidum whose exact location remains debated but is generally placed in the middle Ebro valley, likely near modern Zaragoza. The settlement issued bronze coinage during the long transitional period following Roman consolidation of Hispania after the Second Punic War, when indigenous communities retained enough administrative autonomy to produce their own currency under Roman tolerance — a policy Rome extended selectively as a tool of pacification rather than generosity. The series is referenced consistently across the major Hispanic numismatic corpora, suggesting a well-documented if modest output.