bgr_997837 - NUMIDIA - RUSICADE Triple shekel
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Type : Triple shekel
Date: c. 150 AC.
Mint name / Town : Numidie, Rusicade ou Utique
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 14,63 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Revers agréable. Usure importante mais régulière. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Têtes laurées et accolées des Dioscures à droite surmontées d’une étoile.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [AS].
Reverse description : Deux chevaux au pas à droite.
Commentary
Ce type est parfois attribué à l’atelier de Rusicade (Philippeville, Algérie) ou d’Utique (Tunisie). L’attribution est controversée. Jacques Alexandropoulos semble pencher pour Utique qui était l’ennemi irréductible de Carthage.
This type is sometimes attributed to the workshop of Rusicade (Philippeville, Algeria) or Utique (Tunisia). The attribution is controversial. Jacques Alexandropoulos seems to lean towards Utica which was the irreconcilable enemy of Carthage
This type is sometimes attributed to the workshop of Rusicade (Philippeville, Algeria) or Utique (Tunisia). The attribution is controversial. Jacques Alexandropoulos seems to lean towards Utica which was the irreconcilable enemy of Carthage
Historical background
NUMIDIA - RUSICADE
(2nd century BC)
Rusicade is a Phoenician establishment of which there is no evidence. The site was absorbed by the Roman colony of Sittani under the name of: Colonia Julia Veneria Rusicade. The town of Philippeville was founded in 1836 on the ruins of the Roman city.
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