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| Estimate : | 175 € |
| Price : | 120 € |
| Maximum bid : | 125 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 March 2017 14:34:30 |
| bidders : | 14 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 111-110 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,94 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire avec un très beau buste et un joli revers, servis par une magnifique patine grise aux reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée de Rome à droite ; derrière un objet triangulaire avec un cercle à l'intérieur.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AP. CL. T. M(ANL). Q. (VR).
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) dans un trige au pas à droite tenant les rênes dans les deux mains.
Reverse translation : “Appius Claudius Pulcher, Titus Manlius Mancinus et Quintus Urbinius”, (Appius Claudius Pulcher, Titus Manlius Mancinus et Quintus Urbinius).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation totale de 727 coins de droit et de 909 coins de revers pour les deux variétés dont 320 coins de droit et 400 de revers uniquement pour notre type. C’est l’un des deniers les plus courants de la République romaine.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted a total estimate of 727 obverse dies and 909 reverse dies for both varieties, including 320 obverse dies and 400 reverse dies for our type alone. This is one of the most common denarii of the Roman Republic.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted a total estimate of 727 obverse dies and 909 reverse dies for both varieties, including 320 obverse dies and 400 reverse dies for our type alone. This is one of the most common denarii of the Roman Republic.
Historical background
CLAUDIA
(111-110 BC)
The Numidian War broke out in 112 BC after Jugurtha had many Roman citizens murdered in Cirta, capital of the Kingdom of Numidia the previous year, in response to Rome's attempt to place his kingdom under trusteeship. . The war will last until 105 BC. In 111 BC, Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica and Lucius Calpurnius Bestia were consuls and the following year, Marcus Minucius Rufus and Postumius Albinus succeeded them.
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