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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 1952886, member: 21445&quot;]A new addition is a a low budget greek I liked.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://s30.postimg.org/gpb2190sx/sphi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Castulo, Hispania Ulterior,&nbsp; (165 - 80 B.C)</p><p>Æ 27</p><p>O: Male Head right.</p><p>R: Helmeted sphinx walking right, star before, KASTILO in Iberic script below exergual line.</p><p>&nbsp;Castulo mint</p><p>19.4g</p><p>27mm</p><p>Villaronga p. 335, 38; SNG BM Spain 1323 ff.; SNG Spain II 243 ff.; SNG Cop 205; Burgos 543</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After a local princess named Himilce married Hannibal, Castulo allied with Carthage. In 213 B.C., Castulo was the site of Hasdrubal Barca&#039;s crushing victory over the Roman army with a force of roughly 40,000 Carthaginian troops plus local Iberian mercenaries. Soon after the Romans made a pact with the residents and the city became a foederati (ally) of Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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