Ilipense, Iberia
120-20 BCE
Ae Half Unit 25mm, 11.4g
Obv: Shad right, Iberian “ILIPENSE” below
Rev: Grain ear
Abh-1534
Ilipense was also known as Ilipa Magna and was located near the right bank of the River Betis, now known as the Guadalquivir. Today, it is part of the province of Seville, Spain.
In these times, it was a well-fortified city that also served as a center of agriculture, and was fed by an aqueduct that no longer exists.
In the Battle of Ilipa, fought near the city, the Carthaginian hegemony in Iberia was ended by Scipio Africanus. A few ruins of the city are visible.
206 BCE
Scipio Africanus defeats Mago Barca at the Battle of Ilipa, near Ilipense