Ancient Hispania As Cesse - Tarraco (Tarragona) (120-80 B.C.) Rider with palm to right (No reserve price)

In ancient Hispania, the As was a bronze coin used during the Roman Republic and early Imperial periods, facilitating local and regional trade. The Cesse from Tarraco (modern Tarragona) dates between 120-80 B.C., a time when Roman influence was expanding in the Iberian Peninsula. Coins often featured a rider with a palm branch, a symbol of victory and peace, reflecting Roman military and civic ideals. Tarraco was a significant Roman city and mint, producing coins that reveal a blend of indigenous Iberian and Roman cultural elements. Collectors and historians value these coins for the light they shed on Roman provincial administration and economic life in Hispania.