v16_0169 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Victoriat
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 251.00 €
Number of bids : 8
Maximum bid : 269.00 €
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 400.00 €
Realised price : 251.00 €
Number of bids : 8
Maximum bid : 269.00 €
Type : Victoriat
Date: c. 211 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : + 950 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,33 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle pour ce type de monnayage avec une magnifique patine de médaillier. Pièce de haut relief
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Jupiter à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMA À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Victoire debout à droite couronnant un trophée.
Commentary
La tête de Jupiter sur cet exemplaire semble presque réelle ce qui donne une expression extraordinaire au portrait.
The head of Jupiter on this example seems almost real, which gives an extraordinary expression to the portrait.
The head of Jupiter on this example seems almost real, which gives an extraordinary expression to the portrait.
Historical background
ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS
(225-211 BC)
This period is mainly marked by the start of the Second Punic War in 218 AC after the capture of Sagunto and Carthage's refusal to deliver Hannibal to the Romans. The latter crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps with nearly fifty thousand men. The Roman armies were crushed at Trebia in 218 AC, at Lake Trasimene in 217 AC and at Cannes in 216 AC In 212 AC, Hannibal took Taranto and rallied the towns of southern Italy. 211 AC marks a Roman victory at Capua..
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