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v16_0174 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Sextans frappé, (MB, Æ 20)

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Sextans frappé, (MB, Æ 20) AU/XF
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 125.00 €
Estimate : 250.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Sextans frappé, (MB, Æ 20)
Date: c. 211-206 AC.
Mint name / Town : Sicile, Catane
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 6,53 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Portrait magnifique. Extraordinaire patine vert olive. Minuscule oxydation rougeâtre dans le champ au revers

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Mercure coiffé du pétase ailé à droite, surmonté de deux globules.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ROMA// IC.
Reverse description : Proue de navire à droite (rostre) ; au-dessus, un épi couché à droite.
Reverse translation : “Roma”, (Rome).

Commentary


Bien que M. Crawford ait relevé 39 exemplaires à Paris, pour quatre variantes (KA, IC, IC° ou C), notre variété avec IC semble rare. Ce type de monnayage frappé vraissemblablement en Sicile semble beaucoup plus rare que les émissions de l’atelier de Rome.
Although Mr. Crawford noted 39 examples in Paris, for four variants (KA, IC, IC° or C), our variety with IC seems rare. This type of coinage probably struck in Sicily seems much rarer than the issues from the Rome mint.

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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