Celtic Iberian Coin of Castulo--Lovely Detailed Boar
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Celtic Iberian Coin of Castulo--Lovely Detailed Boar
For your consideration, a beautiful Celtic Iberian bronze coin (semis) from Castulo, Hispania, minted around 150 BC. It has high relief, nice details, and a terrific wild boar reverse. It measures 15mm and 2.19g--attribution is a Burgos 516. This highly sought after coin is guaranteed authentic for life. The obverse has a laureate male bust right, fern leaf before. The reverse has a classic Celtic boar standing right with 6-rayed starburst above, and the Celtic legend for Castulo in exergue. The boar is exceptional, with curled tail, bristled back, and protruding snout. Sometime before 500 B.C., Celtic tribes began reaching what is now Ireland and Britain. Anthropologists and geneticists believe that waves of different Celtic tribes migrated to Ireland and Britain over long periods of time. While many tribes came from the European mainland, a large number also migrated from the Iberian Peninsula | ||||||||||||
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