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Type : Quincunx
Date: c. 217-210 AC.
Mint name / Town : Larinium, Frentanium
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 13,82 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Mars (Arès) casquée à droite, coiffé du casque corinthien à triple aigrette.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LADINOD/ V (LÉGENDE OSQUE).
Reverse description : Cavalier galopant à gauche, casqué, tenant une javeline transversale et un bouclier de la main gauche et brandissant un foudre de la main droite ; cinq globules à l’exergue (marque de valeur).
Reverse translation : (Larinium).
Commentary
Le buste est parfois décrit comme celui d’Athéna. Il semble bien qu’il faille y reconnaître les traits matures de Mars, dieu de la guerre.
The bust is sometimes described as that of Athena. It seems that we must recognize the mature features of Mars, god of war.
The bust is sometimes described as that of Athena. It seems that we must recognize the mature features of Mars, god of war.
Historical background
FRENTANIUM - LARINIUM
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
The city of Larinium was located on the territory of the Frenatani about thirty kilometers from the Adriatic Sea. Allied with the Romans from 304 BC The city seems to have remained faithful to the Roman alliance until the Social War (91-88 BC). Its coinage appeared during the Punic Wars.
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