Celtiberian coins

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ICALCUNUncirculatedEN (Iniesta, Cuenca). Denarius. (Ar. 3.45g/20mm). 120-20 Fine (FAB-1402 var). Obv: Male head right. Reverse: Horseman with shield and chlamys leading a second horse left, below double Iberian legend: ICaLCuNUncirculatedeN. Extremely Fine-. Very rare and probably unpublished variant of the legend.

Two horses and a single rider carrying a caetra (a typical Celtic shield) instead of the traditional palm tree are the most characteristic elements of these coins, whose representation has traditionally been attributed to the Dioscuri. A rider always rides on the left, showing the shield, while with his right hand he guides the other horse. The large number of denarii minted under this mint is due to its prolonged minting throughout the 2nd century Fine, with the aim of paying the troops fighting the continuous Lusitanian and Celtiberian revolts.

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20g