brm_354674 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Quadrans
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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 125.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 125.00 €
Type : Quadrans
Date: c. 169-158 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 6,34 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur flan ovale et irrégulier bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Joli revers. Belle patine vert foncé légèrement tachée au revers
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Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient du stock de Paul-Francis Jacquier et de la collection MG
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d'Hercule à droite, coiffée de la léonté ; derrière trois globules.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMA À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Proue de galère à droite ; au-dessus, astre à huit rais centré ; devant trois globules.
Reverse translation : “Roma” (Rome).
Historical background
ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS
(169-158 BC)
The war in Macedonia is raging. Finally, Perseus was defeated at Pydna in 168 AC by Paul-Emile. Rhodes and the kingdom of Pergamon pass under the protection of Rome. Delos is proclaimed a free port. Epirus is conquered and Macedonia divided into four provinces. The booty taken in Greece is considerable. During the ten years that followed, Rome consolidated its position in the Balkans and in Asia Minor..
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