E-auction 95-49428 - bgr_343463 - BRUTTIUM - PETELIA Hemiobole
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| Estimate : | 145 € |
| Price : | 72 € |
| Maximum bid : | 95 € |
| End of the sale : | 09 February 2015 15:04:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Hemiobole
Date: c. 216-204 AC.
Mint name / Town : Petelia, Bruttium
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,29 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, centré des deux côtés. Magnifique portrait d’Arès. Revers finement détaillé de frappe un peu faible. Jolie patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête d’Arès (Mars) barbue à droite, coiffé du casque corinthien ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Niké (Victoria) drapée, debout à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite tendue au-dessus du nom de la cité et tenant un pan de son vêtement de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : PETH//LINWN
Reverse translation : (de Petelia).
Commentary
Poids lourd. Sur cet exemplaire, la légende est peu lisible.
Historical background
BRUTTIUM - PETELIA
(3rd century BC)
Petelia, located about twenty kilometers from Crotone, occupied a strategic position. The city made its appearance in history during the Second Punic War. After the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, as the cities of southern Italy rallied one after another to Hannibal's side, Petelia remained loyal to the Roman cause. The city was besieged, and unable to be rescued, surrendered to the Carthaginians who delivered its territory to the Brettians. At the end of hostilities, the city obtained territorial compensation and was considered a privileged ally of the Urbs.
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