brm_156648 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Sesterce
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Price : 125.00 €
Type : Sesterce
Date: c. 208 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 12,50 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire parfaitement centré au droit. Beau portrait de Rome. Une fine patine grise aux reflets dorés recouvre l’exemplaire
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Rome à droite, coiffée du casque ailé ; derrière IIS.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [ROMA] À L'EXERGUE DANS UN CARTOUCHE LINÉAIRE EN RELIEF.
Reverse description : Les Dioscures, Castor et Pollux (les Gémeaux) à cheval, galopant à droite, nus avec le manteau flottant sur l'épaule, coiffés d'un bonnet surmonté d'une étoile, tenant chacun une javeline.
Reverse translation : “Roma”, (Rome).
Commentary
Poids léger. Pour ce type, M. Crawford donne une estimation de 100 coins de droit et 125 coins de revers.
Lightweight. For this type, Mr. Crawford gives an estimate of 100 obverse dies and 125 reverse dies.
Lightweight. For this type, Mr. Crawford gives an estimate of 100 obverse dies and 125 reverse dies.
Historical background
ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS
(211-202 BC)
In 211 AC, the young Publius Cornelius Scipio was appointed proconsul in Spain and attempted to prevent Hasdrubal from joining Hannibal in Italy. He seizes Cartagena but fails to prevent Hasdrubal from crossing into Italy. Scipio brings war to Africa in 204 AC, forcing the Carthaginians to recall Hannibal. The Carthaginians were finally defeated at Zama in 202 AC and asked for peace the following year. That same year, Publius Cornelius Scipio received the nickname of Scipio "the African".
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