Description: This large NGC graded ancient coin is an ancient Celtic Iberian coin and is a must have for any collector. Minted in the early 2nd century BC (200 BC to 151 BC) at the Castulonian mines by the Oretani People, it is over 2100 years old and is sure to be a great addition to your collection. The obverse of this coin depicts a male head facing right. The reverse depicts a Sphinx walking right. (See photos) The Celtiberians were a group of Celts and Celticized peoples inhabiting an area in the central-northeastern Iberian Peninsula during the final centuries BC. They were explicitly mentioned as being Celts by several classic authors. These tribes spoke the Celtiberian language and wrote it by adapting the Iberian alphabet, in the form of the Celtiberian script. The numerous inscriptions that have been discovered, some of them extensive, have enabled scholars to classify the Celtiberian language as a Celtic language, one of the Hispano-Celtic (also known as Iberian Celtic) languages that were spoken in pre-Roman and early Roman Iberia. The Roman Republic conquered and occupied territories in the Iberian Peninsula that were previously under the control of native Celtic, Iberian, Celtiberian and Aquitanian tribes and the Carthaginian Empire. The Carthaginian territories in the south and east of the peninsula were conquered in 206 BC during the Second Punic War. Control was gradually extended over most of the peninsula without annexations. It was completed after the end of the Roman Republic (27 BC), by Augustus, the first Roman emperor, who annexed the whole of the peninsula to the Roman Empire in 19 BC. NGC certifies most US, world, and ancient coins, tokens, and medals. The certification process consists of authentication, grading, attribution, and encapsulation in plastic holders or Coin slabs. NGC certification offers significant protection against counterfeiting, misattribution, overgrading, and damage. The coin is a great addition to any collection of ancient coins. Add this rare NGC-certified genuine ancient coin to your collection today. 20452
Price: 159.75 USD
Location: Capitola, California
End Time: 2024-12-13T17:56:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Denomination: AE29
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Bronze
Provenance: Oretani People
Year: Early 2nd Century BC
Era: Ancient
Fineness: Unk
Grade: AG
KM Number: Unk
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ancient City Of Castulo
Variety: Walking Sphinx
Certification: NGC
