OBULCO
OBULCO (
ἡ Ὀβούλκων, Strab. iii. pp. 141, 160;
Ὄβουλκον,
Ptol. 2.4.11;
Ὀβόλκων,
Steph. B. sub voces. v.), called by Pliny (
3.1. s. 3) Obulco Pontificense, a Roman municipium of Hispania Baetica, in the jurisdiction of Corduba, from which it was distant about 300 stadia according to Strabo (p. 160).
It had the privilege of a mint (Forez,
Med. ii. p. 494, iii. p. 101; Mionnet,
Suppl. i. p. 11; Sestini, p. 71; Gruter,
Inscr. pp. 105, 458; Muratori, p. 1052. 4).
It is commonly identified with
Forcuna. |
COIN OF OBULCO. |
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