v25_0139 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Semuncia, (PB, Æ 14)
MONNAIES 25 (2006)
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
Realised price : 166.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 176.00 €
Starting price : 145.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
Realised price : 166.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 176.00 €
Type : Semuncia, (PB, Æ 14)
Date: c. 211-210 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sicile
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,41 g.
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Revers de style fin. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Mercure à droite coiffé du pétase ailé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMA.
Reverse description : Proue de navire à droite (rostre) ; au-dessus, épi de blé couché à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Roma”, (Rome).
Commentary
Seulement trois exemplaires à Paris pour ce type.
Historical background
ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS
(211-210 BC)
The Roman monetary system was reorganized in the middle of the Second Punic War (221-201 BC) in 211 BC That year, Hannibal decided to march on Rome, then departed from it. and takes Capua, since famous for its Delights. In Sicily, Marcellus captures Syracuse. Archimedes is killed during the sack of the city, massacred by a rufian, while the Roman commander had expressly requested that he be spared, having suffered greatly from the defense machines of the city designed by the inventor. The two eponymous consuls of the year are Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus and Cnæus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus.
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