Denarius

Late Iberian or Late Republican

 

 

 

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Bolskan (Huesca).

Mint: Bolskan (Huesca).

Date: Second half of the 2nd century BC.

Obverse:

Bearded head to right, some hooked curls, with dotted collar. On the back, Iberian inscription BON.

Reverse:

Lancer horseman to right. Below, on line, Iberian inscription BOLSKAN.

Weight: 4.46 gr. - Diameter: 18 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: CNH, 211, no. 2.

Published in: Roselló Cremades, N., 1990: "Cataloguing of the Iberian and Roman numismatic collections of the collections of: D. Isidro Albert, D. Ramón Quiles and of a hoard of late Roman coins",Ayudas a la investigación 1986-1987. Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, 178, 179, no. 156; 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. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 101.

Monetary Inventory Number: 157.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.