SPAIN,  Castulo. c. Mid 2nd century BC

Semis or AE 22, 7.88g (22mm, 9h).Beardless male head r., laureate; dotted border; C N VOC.ST.F / Bull standing r., facing head; crescent above; C N FVL.CN.FPedigree: From an American Collection formed in the 1990'sReferences: SNG Münich 219; Villaronga 2119Grade: Very nice issue with black patina and dusty white finish. Good VFgk1129Castulo is now modern-day Linares located in the province of Jaén. Castulo played a large part of the Roman conquest of Spain. It was here in 213 BC that the Carthaginian commander, Hasdrubal Barca, decimated Roman soldiers with his army of 40,000. In a turn of events however, through the pressure of the Roman general Scipio Africanus, the people of Castulo betrayed the Carthaginians and became a Roman occupied territory.