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Hi Lucia, Oscar Most of the Iberian coins with riders (holding either a palm branch, or a lance) are from Hispania Citeria. A late example from Emporiai during the Roman period actually has a rather Celtic style pegasus, with the Roman inscription: C.CAT.C.O.CAP.Q and the head of Minerva on the obverse. The horse is a problem as it such a common subject everywhere. On Celtic coins (pre classical style) it is almost always accompanied by sun symbols such as pellets, pellet in circle, circles, or rosettes. A common but mystifying practice is the addition of a pellet beneath the upraised tail. having ridden a few horses in my time, I know what that suggests to me, ;-) but I wonder if it really meant that to the Celts. If so I'd love to hear the myth! Objects below the horse on Celtic coins are generally dawn symbols such as the boar with a conjoined sun symbol, or the lyre. The dawn symbol usually refers to the dawn of the year. (I have articles on both of these symbols on my site in the Coriosolite section.) There is also a trace, at least, of a chariot with the horse. Most Celtic coins derive from the design of the stater of Philip II of Macedon (Apollo/Chariot). Cheers, John -- Visit our Website at http://www.writer2001.com Coriosolite Expert System...Animation...Poetry...Books Hooker & Perron, Total Project Coordination Technical Writing...Graphics...Maps...Colour Suites...Expert Systems %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%