Ancient Iberian Coinage - Museo Prehistoria

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Legends Another relevant characteristic of the ancient coinages of the Iberian Peninsula was the script they used. The development of the cultural features of the native societies that took place during the 2nd-1st centuries BC, as a form of autonomy and self-representation of the elites, can also be detected in the epigraphy, which reflects the diversity of existing peoples in Hispania, the Roman consent, as well as the encouragement of the urban life. Pre-Latin languages in the Iberian peninsula Scripts used in the Iberian peninsula Lusitanian Tartesian Phoenician-Punic Aquitanian Celtiberian Iberian Greek South-Lusitanian Latin Punic Iberian Meridional Iberian Greek 36
Coin legends give evidence of diverse types of script. Foreign cultural groups used their own, like Greek and Punic. However, the native population used at least three types of scripts. The ‘Levantine Iberian’ was used in Iberian area and it was employed to write the Celtiberian language. The ‘Meridional Iberian’ script was used in the Southeastern half of the Peninsula (e.g. Ikelesken). Finally, the denominated ‘Tartessian’ or ‘South-Lusitanian’ script, of which virtually everything is unknown, and is only recorded on the issues of Salacia (Portugal). Ikalesken 2nd century BC Denarius Salacia-Ketouibon 2nd century BC Unit 14.92 g - 28 mm 37
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Page 9 and 10: The types that were chosen for the
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Page 13 and 14: The Iberians adopted coinage The in
Page 15 and 16: The monetization of the Phoenicians
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Page 21 and 22: Hoards buried 218-195 BC Precise lo
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Page 31 and 32: Turiazu Ca. 100 BC Denarius 3.83 g
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