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bpv_937909 - HISPANIA - TARRACONENSIS - CARTHAGO NOVA Semis

HISPANIA - TARRACONENSIS - CARTHAGO NOVA Semis XF
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Type : Semis
Date: c. 29 AC. - 14 AD.
Mint name / Town : Carthago Nova, Espagne
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 5,67 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure régulière. Jolie représentation du droit. Patine marron
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : P BAEBIVS POLLIO II VIR QVIN.
Obverse description : Victoire debout à droite, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme de la main gauche.
Obverse translation : “Publius Baebius Pollio duovir quinquennales”, (Publius Baebius Pollio Duomvir pour cinq ans°.

Reverse


Reverse legend : C AQVINVS MELA II VIR QVIN.
Reverse description : Deux enseignes.
Reverse translation : “Caius Aquinius Mela duovir quinquennales”, (Caius Aquinius duomvir pour cinq ans).

Commentary


Type que nous présentons pour la première fois à la vente. Les auteurs du Roman Provincial Coinage ont répertorié 95 exemplaires.

Historical background


HISPANIA - TARRACONENSIS - CARTHAGO NOVA

(1st century BC)

Spain (Hispania) had long been in the Carthaginian sphere. But it is necessary to wait for the beginning of the first Punic war (264-241 before J. -VS. ) to see military officials take an interest in this new geographical space. At the end of the First Punic War after the loss of Corsica and Sardinia, the Carthaginians landed at Gades in 237 BC. -VS. and set out to conquer Hispania. In nine years, Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca succeeded in this mission and conquered the south and the peninsula. His successor, Hadrusbal founded in 229-228 BC. -VS. Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova or Cartagena). In 221, Hannibal who had an impregnable hatred for the Romans succeeded Hadrusbal in Spain and decided to continue the conquest of Spain. The siege and capture of Sagunto in 218 BC. -VS. was the trigger for the Second Punic War. Hannibal crosses with his elephants the Ebro, the Pyrenees, then the Alps before conquering Italy. The Carthaginians were initially victorious on all fronts. In Spain they got rid of Scipio's father and uncle in 211 BC. -VS. Less than two years later, in 209 BC. -VS. , Scipio annihilated the Carthaginian power and seized Carthago Nova.

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