bgr_402056 - BRUTTIUM - PETELIA Trihemiobole
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Price : 125.00 €
Type : Trihemiobole
Date: c. 216-204 AC.
Mint name / Town : Petelia, Bruttium
Metal : copper
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 6,37 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale épais, bien centré des deux côtés. Très belle tête d’Apollon. Joli revers de style fin. Très belle patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée d’Apollon à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur le cou ; grènetis circulaire.
Reverse
Reverse description : Trépied delphien.
Reverse legend : PETH//LINWN.
Reverse translation : (De Pételia).
Commentary
Le trépied est d’un style fin et élancé sur cet 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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