Live auction - bgr_923881 - CAMPANIA - CAPUA Quart de shekel
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 399 € |
| Maximum bid : | 409 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 14:00:20 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Quart de shekel
Date: c. 216-211 AC.
Mint name / Town : Capoue, Campanie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 1,96 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Très bel exemplaire sur un flan légèrement décentré. Superbe portrait de Tanit. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés et bleutés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Tanit à gauche, couronnée d’épis avec collier et pendants d’oreilles.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval au pas à droite.
Commentary
Style de la tête de Tanit fantastique. La fabrication de ce type semble bien carthaginoise, mais frappée en Italie. Il se rencontre dans les trésors d’Italie du Sud. Le style est purement “grec”, fin et équilibré en particulier pour le cheval au revers. Nous n’avons pas relevé de liaison de coin pertinente. Normalement les espèces frappées à Carthage ont les coins alignés à 12 heures alors que pour les espèces frappées en Sicile, les coins ne le sont pas.
Historical background
CAMPANIA - CAPUA
(216-211 BC)
Carthaginian occupation - Hannibal
The Samnites seized Capua in the 5th century BC They formed a community with the Etruscans and the Oscans. The term Campanian was first applied to the inhabitants of the city before becoming a generic term to designate the region according to Diodorus of Sicily (XII, 31, 1). The city entered the area of Roman influence in 338 BC. Coinage only began during the Second Punic War when Capua joined the Carthaginian camp after the Roman defeat at Cannae (216 BC). Hannibal resided there for five years falling on the charms of "the delights of Capua" doomed to inaction, without being able to seize Rome. Finally the city was taken by the Romans in 211 BC and was harshly punished for its betrayal. Colony in 83 BC, it obtained the right of city in 58 BC.
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