Pendant with Roman coin set in 18K gold Obulco

Pendant with Antique Coin set in 18K Gold

COIN:AS DE OBULCO (165-110 BC)

URKAILTU / NESELTUKO

158. BRONZE, IBOLKA (OBULCO, PORCUNA)

FRONT: female head with bow; in front, OBULCO, around, vegetative graph

BACK: plow, tenon and two lines with names of magistrates: situbola / urkail

35.71 g; diameter: 3.4cm

AUTHOR: Carlos Tellechea

YEAR: 2021

Obulco Iberian-Roman city

The Obulco Roman mint first issued currency 2,300 years ago. Historians claim that its market value was very high. And they explain the reason: the aces were used to pay the salary of soldiers who were not idle. In fact, the first emission took place in the framework of the second Punic War.

The presence of money is significant because it shows the past greatness of Obulco, who, because of the pampering he received from Rome, had from the 3rd century BC on a mint to print his own aces.