Unit Late 2nd century BC

Late Iberian or Late Republican

Metal: Bronze.
Issuing entity: Cástulo (Linares, Jaén).
Mint: Cástulo (Linares, Jaén).
Date: Late 2nd century BC
Obverse:
Virile head diademed with infulas to right, in front hand. Border of dots around.
Reverse:
Sphinx right; in front, star. Exergue: Iberian inscription KASTILO. Surrounding border of dots.
Weight: 13.63 g - Diameter: 27 mm - Axes: 11 h.
Described in: CNH, 335, no. 38; Vives, 70-8.
Published in:
Ripollès Alegre, P. P., 1982: La circulación monetaria en la Tarraconense Mediterránea, Valencia, p. 221, plate 32, no. 124; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 103.
Monetary Inventory Number: 83.
Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection