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<p>[QUOTE="bcuda, post: 5235384, member: 105389"]First coin is an (Ancient Spain) Iberian Denarius from Turiaso 120-80 BC. Refernce Burgos 2417.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1217379[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Turiasu</b> was a Celtibarian city, belonging to the ethnic Lusons that minted currency in the II-I centuries a.C. Its name was preserved in Roman times in the municipality of Turiaso, located in Tarazona (Zaragoza). The exact location of the enclave in Celtibérica times is unknown, although it may have been located in the present municipality of Tarazona or in some surrounding village such as La Oruña.</p><p><br /></p><p>The legend of the reverse, used the Iberian signatory,presenting himself invariably in all emissions in the same way, <i>turiazu.</i> The monetal designs of the <i>turiazu</i> workshop include very varied designs. On the front, the most common type was the male head. In addition, a halves-galleyed head and a portrait of Mars were used on a three-year-old that was copied from a 103-A.C. The backs offer a greater variety of types. Production of the workshop began with a hook rider who was soon replaced by the representation of a lancer rider in deneri and units. The dividers provided a wider repertoire with designs such as a horse, a rider devoid of attributes and riders accompanied by a second horse carrying a crown or palm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bcuda, post: 5235384, member: 105389"]First coin is an (Ancient Spain) Iberian Denarius from Turiaso 120-80 BC. Refernce Burgos 2417. [ATTACH=full]1217379[/ATTACH] [B]Turiasu[/B] was a Celtibarian city, belonging to the ethnic Lusons that minted currency in the II-I centuries a.C. Its name was preserved in Roman times in the municipality of Turiaso, located in Tarazona (Zaragoza). The exact location of the enclave in Celtibérica times is unknown, although it may have been located in the present municipality of Tarazona or in some surrounding village such as La Oruña. The legend of the reverse, used the Iberian signatory,presenting himself invariably in all emissions in the same way, [I]turiazu.[/I] The monetal designs of the [I]turiazu[/I] workshop include very varied designs. On the front, the most common type was the male head. In addition, a halves-galleyed head and a portrait of Mars were used on a three-year-old that was copied from a 103-A.C. The backs offer a greater variety of types. Production of the workshop began with a hook rider who was soon replaced by the representation of a lancer rider in deneri and units. The dividers provided a wider repertoire with designs such as a horse, a rider devoid of attributes and riders accompanied by a second horse carrying a crown or palm.[/QUOTE]
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