Unit Spearhead

Unit (Spearhead) - obverseUnit (Spearhead) - reverse

Obverse © marcpleche

Features

Issuer Cessetani people
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 170 BC - 150 BC
Value 1 Unit
Currency Unit (first half of the 2nd century BC)
Composition Bronze
Weight 11.8 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
218350
References ACIP# 1146,
Leandre Villaronga, Jaume Benages; 2011. Les monedes de l'edat antiga a la Península Ibèrica : Greek / Punic / Iberian / Roman = Ancient Coinage of the Iberian Peninsula. Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, Spain.
CNH# 39,
Leandre Villaronga; 2002. Corpus nummum Hispaniae ante Augusti aetatem (2nd edition). José A. Herrero, Madrid, Spain.
FAB# 2284,
Fernando Álvarez Burgos; 1982. Catálogo general de la moneda hispánica / Volume 1. Desde sus orígenes hasta el siglo V (2nd edition). Jesús Vico y Fernando Segarra, Madrid, Spain.
And 1 more volumes.
Heiss# PL VII n° 20
Aloïss Heiss; 1870. Description générale des monnaies antiques de l'Espagne. Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, France.

Obverse

Male head facing right, wearing mantle and fibula. Spearhead behind.

Reverse

Horseman riding right, holding palm leaf.

Script: Iberian (Levantine)

Edge

GrossAutomatically translated

Mint

Kese, Hispania, modern-day Vila-seca, Spain

Comments

Type: Spearhead
Reverse inscription:

"KeSE" written from left to right in Northeastern (Levantine) Iberian script.

112 pieces known according to ACIP# 1146, page 203.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (170 BC - 150 BC)  Kese

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