LAURO (Llerona, Barcelona). Quadrant. (Ae. 3.57g/18mm). 120-20 BC (FAB-1689). Obv: Male head right. Rev: Front part of pegasus to right, below Iberian legend: LAURO. Almost Extremely Fine. Very rare specimen and more in this precious quality.
The fine art and workmanship of this mint is one of the characteristics of these coins that are part of the Iberian system of twenty-five pieces for denarii. There are half and quadrant dividers with different types and, as in this case, lacking any type of symbol behind the male head, belonging to what is called by some researchers, such as Luis Amela, the first type, leaving the image of Pegasus on the reverse. Regarding Lauro, he cites Floro, a Roman historian who lived in Tarraco, which was the place where Gnaeus Pompey, fleeing from Munda, found his death. However, and although Llerona (Barcelona) is traditionally accepted as the current location of Lauro, the written sources cast doubts when talking about up to three possible locations: we know of a Lauro in Levante, where the battle was fought between the troops of Q. Sertorio and Cneo Popeius the Great; a second would be located in the south of the peninsula and the third would be central Catalan, between the regions of Vallés and Maresme, which would currently be the most accepted according to the numismatic remains found.
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