Castulo in Hispania, 80 BC., Quadrans, FAB 745.

Castulo in Hispania (Cazlona, Linares (Jaén)), ca. 80 BC.,
Æ Quadrans (18-19 mm / 5,53 g),
Obv.: CN - [VO]C ST F , around laureate male head (Apollo?) facing right - cabeza viril laureada (Apollo?) a derecha.
Rev.: [CN F]VL CNF (NF ligate) / "KASTILO" (in Iberian letters) , boar standing right - jabalí a derecha, en el exergo inscripción ibérica KASTILO.
Burgos 107, 571 ; FAB 745 .

usario "Bass_875": Segun el Libro "La moneda de Castulo con escritura indigena" de M. Paz Garcia-Bellido, las acuñaciones bilingues se empezaron a emitir en la ciudad de castele, sobre el año 80 a.c. aprox.

Le monnayage de Kastilo fut très important et dura jusqu'à l'époque augustéenne. Nous avons une sorte de système monétaire avec as, semis et quadrans. La localisation de cet atelier est donnée à Calzona Linares dans la province de Jaén. Le toponyme est inscrit en caractères ibériques.

Castulo is an Iberian town located 7 km from Linares, in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia, Spain. Evidence of human presence of since the neolithic period has been found there. Oretans was the name of the Iberian tribe which settled in the vicinity in the north of the Guadalquivir river beginning in the 6th century BCE. A local princess named Himilce married Hannibal as part of an alliance of the city with the Carthaginian Empire. In 213 BCE, Castulo was the site of a Hasdrubal Barca's crushing victory over the Roman army with a force of roughly 40,000 Carthaginian troops alongside a force of local Iberian mercenaries. The Roman Empire concluded a pact with the residents of city who betrayed the Carthaginians, and the city thus achieved the status of foederati (ally) of Rome.

Castulo began to lose importance in the Middle Ages when Spain fell under Islamic rule. In contrast, the nearby village now known as Linares grew in prominence due to its strong castle.