I have a soft spot for Iberian coinage and sometimes I go a little overboard with my collecting of them. One of the types of Iberian coins that calls out to me are the Castulo coins with the wild pig on the back. I had three different variants of this coin that I called my three little pigs. Well I just added another to the group so I don't know what would be a good name for them anymore. Here they are Castulo. Ancient Spain Late 2nd century BC. Obv: Diademed young male head right Rev: Boar standing right; star above. AE quadrans 4.4 grams Burgos 735 , CNH pg 337 , 48 Castulo Ancient Spain Late 2nd century BC. Obv: Diademed male head right Rev: Wild boar to right star above. Æ quadrans 3.07 grams Burgos 735, CNH pg 337, 48 (Not sure on this attribute maybe Villaronga 54; Burgos (2000) 735v. Burgos (1987) 566) CASTULO ANCIENT IBERIAN SPAIN Mid 2nd century BC OBV: Laureate male head right, VOC S T F before, CN behind. REV: Boar standing right, Iberian legend KaSTiLO. CN FVL above, CNF before. Quadrans - Quarter Unit Burgos 744 , CNH pg. 333, 21 4.15 GRAMS This is the new one. Castulo. Ancient Spain Late 2nd century BC. Obv: Diademed young male head right Rev: Boar standing right; star above. AE quadrans Burgos 735 , CNH pg 337 , 48
LOL, I love those Castulo Pigs, @bcuda !!! I spent many a summer growing up in Pig Country! Iberia - Castulo AE14 Quarter Unit Bust - BOAR w-star 2nd C BCE
This is one of my other favorites... he's a ticked-off pig! Campania CAPUA AE Uncia 216-211 BCE Diana Boar Hannibal capital Italia
I grew up just a couple of miles north of you in SW Missouri. Matter of fact I have some deer hunting land up there that is about 1 1/2 miles from Arakasas
..is that right!?!...well, i'm still here..but in SE Ozark plateau woods...i live at the foot of the Mountain... oh..M Home Ark..ok...(i meant that for bcuda)..imma Missoura boat ride kind o guy meself...
Dont give me no misoury... need no greef from ya! Grew up summers from a wee lad, and through University there. Slavin’ summers for my granpappy. Still have land on one of the lakes. The other parts of the year in Hoosierland farm country.
lol, I know @ominus1 is my age, we all probly bumped into each other as kids at Dog Patch and never knew it.
my younger brother just retired recently, (heck he called me last nite)..he graduated from Ark State too..
I always had season tickets to Silver Dollar City as a kid half of the kids in school with me worked there for summer jobs. My Mom and Sister live in Branson West . My sister is about 5 minutes at the most from Silver Dollar City. When I go to my Mom's I can hear the train from Silver Dollar City blow its whistle.
..did ya ever take the train ride where the 'outlaws' stopped and robbed ya?...now that we're talking about that.. i remember my lil bro was scared to tears ...(i gotta call'em bout that now )
Yes they were the Alf Bolin gang , they were for real back in the civil war time they would ambush people and kill them at a sight called murder rocks that is about 10 minutes from my hunting land. I remember my first time getting robbed on the train and the conductor said to yell ugly so I did about 10 times. The outlaw came up to me and said that I was not a picture post card myself !
Lol, yeah, YELL - “UGLY”, remembered that... Murder Rocks... that is why Silver Dollar City was fun. And, Lloyd Fudge owned the Coin Shop in Mountain Home, and got me hooked collecting coins - civil War, tokens, 2c, 3c, 20c, Trade Dollars, etc starting at 9 yo. He would spend a lot of patient time helping and teaching me,
You sure we aren't somehow long lost brothers / have the same exact interests in coins and grew up in the same area. Seems kinda crazy don't it.