Ancient Iberian Coinage - Museo Prehistoria

Phoenician-Punic communities of Ebusus and the south of the Iberian Peninsula had not developed, previously
or simultaneously, silver issues. That was, perhaps, due to the political and economic maturity of this society and
to the fact that these issues were intended for modest transactions in a local context, which would exclude
military financing for which the bronze coinages were not thought appropriate.
The Carthaginians and the Second Punic War
The natural evolution of the native societies towards the monetization accelerated with the presence of
the Carthaginians and the development of the Second Punic War. The coin hoards of this period provide
information on the type of coinages used to finance the war and the area of their circulation, mainly coastal.
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