Semis

Features

Issuer Oba (Punic Iberia)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 100 BC - 1 BC
Value 1 Semis = ½ As
Currency As (1st century BC)
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.7 g
Diameter 19.0 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
294168
References ACIP# 949,
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# 1
Leandre Villaronga; 2002. Corpus nummum Hispaniae ante Augusti aetatem (2nd edition). José A. Herrero, Madrid, Spain.

Obverse

Male head facing right. Palm leaf to the right.

Reverse

Horse galloping left. Latin inscription above. Libyan-Phoenician inscription below.

Lettering: OBA

Translation:
Oba i'BN
People of Oba.

Mint

Oba, Hispania, modern-day Jimena de la Frontera, Spain

Comments

Reverse inscription:

"i'BN" written from right to left in Lybian-Phoenician script.

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