v16_0178 - CAECILIA As frappé, (GB, Æ 33)
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 100.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 405.00 €
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 100.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 405.00 €
Type : As frappé, (GB, Æ 33)
Date: c. 169-158 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 33 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 26,18 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire accusant une forte usure, mais parfaitement identifiable avec une magnifique patine vert d’eau, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Janus , au-dessus, I.
Reverse
Reverse legend : A CÆ// ROMA DANS UNE CARTOUCHE.
Reverse description : Proue de galère à droite (rostre) ; devant, I.
Commentary
Pour ce monétaire, A. Caecilius, outre l’as, nous avons le semis, le triens, le quadrans et le sextans. Dans son inventaire général, M. Crawford n’avait relevé que 30 exemplaires pour l’as.
For this coin, A. Caecilius, besides the as, we have the semis, the triens, the quadrans and the sextans. In his general inventory, Mr. Crawford had noted only 30 examples for the as
For this coin, A. Caecilius, besides the as, we have the semis, the triens, the quadrans and the sextans. In his general inventory, Mr. Crawford had noted only 30 examples for the as
Historical background
CAECILIA
(169-158 BC.)
Appius Caecilius
This moneyer is perhaps the son of A. Caecilius who was plebeian aedile in 189 BC The war in Macedonia is raging. Finally, Perseus was defeated at Pydna in 168 BC by Paul-Émile. The Romans are in Illyria. Rhodes and the kingdom of Pergamon pass under the protection of Rome. Delos is proclaimed a free port. Epirus is conquered, Macedonia divided into four provinces and Illyria becomes a protectorate in 167 BC The booty taken in Greece is considerable. During the next ten years, Rome consolidated its position in the Balkans and in Asia Minor..
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