v24_0018 - BRUTTIUM - PETELIA Hexakalkos ou trois quart d’obole, (PB, Æ 20)
MONNAIES 24 (2005)
Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
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Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Hexakalkos ou trois quart d’obole, (PB, Æ 20)
Date: c. 216-204 AC.
Mint name / Town : Petelia
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 5,25 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan légèrement ovale. Patine vert noir. Beau portrait. Revers parfaitement centré avec un trépied de haut relief
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied delphien.
Reverse legend : PETH//LINWN.
Commentary
Le trépied est d’un style fin et élancé sur notre exemplaire.
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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