Struck in the mid 2nd century BC, this coin stands testament to a newly disrupted world of trade in the Iberian Peninsula as Carthaginian and indigenous polities were overrun by invading Roman forces. Despite the general trend where emigrant Roman populations remained culturally distinct, as in Britain, the local populations underwent a dramatic change. Once Rome began its imperial march into Iberia, it became quite clear that Roman goods would follow immediately. In fact, it was noted by Benjamin Wells in his 1923 article in The Classical Journal that Julius Caesar completed the roughly 1700-mile trip from Rome to Obulco in 27 days. This assumption of trade linkages is supported by the numerous issuances of anonymous civic coinage (they are known from over 160 population centers!), as the Iberian silver and bronze coins certainly assisted the flow of both domestic and international commercial goods.