brm_622924 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS As
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Price : 280.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2022)
Price : 280.00 €
Type : As
Date: 211-208 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 63,35 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante mais exemplaire parfaitement identifiable avec un beau caducée. Flan exceptionnel !
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Janus , au-dessus, I.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMA.
Reverse description : Proue de galère à droite (rostre) ; au dessus, caducée.
Reverse translation : “Roma”.
Commentary
Poids exceptionnel pour un as de la République romaine ! Type rare que nous présentons pour la première fois à la vente.
Historical background
ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS
(211-202 BC)
In 211 AC, the young Publius Cornelius Scipio was appointed proconsul in Spain and attempted to prevent Hasdrubal from joining Hannibal in Italy. He seizes Cartagena but fails to prevent Hasdrubal from crossing into Italy. Scipio brings war to Africa in 204 AC, forcing the Carthaginians to recall Hannibal. The Carthaginians were finally defeated at Zama in 202 AC and asked for peace the following year. That same year, Publius Cornelius Scipio received the nickname of Scipio "the African".
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