v13_0002 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Triens frappé, (MB, Æ 26)

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Triens frappé, (MB, Æ 26) XF

MONNAIES 13 (2001)
Starting price : 274.41 €
Estimate : 533.57 €
Realised price : 274.41 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 396.37 €

Type : Triens frappé, (MB, Æ 26)

Date: c. 211-210 AC.

Mint name / Town : Sicile

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 25,5 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 11,36 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Jolie patine vert olive foncé. Flan légèrement irrégulier. Frappe molle au droit. Revers rare, très intéressant. Un coup à 6 heures

Catalogue references :

B.- - BMC/RR.77 - CRR.195 b (6) - RRC.72 /6 - RCV.917

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête casquée de Rome ou de Minerve à droite, coiffée du casque corinthien ; derrière la tête, quatre globules.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ROMA.

Reverse description : Proue de galère à droite (rostre) ; au-dessous, quatre globules ; au-dessus de la légende, un épi de blé tourné à gauche.

Commentary

Même coin de droit que l’exemplaire de la vente Vecchi 3, 13 septembre 1996, n° 183 (750£).
Same obverse die as the copy from the Vecchi 3 sale, September 13, 1996, no. 183 (£750)

Historical background

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS

(211-210 BC)

The Roman monetary system was reorganized in the middle of the Second Punic War (221-201 BC) in 211 BC That year, Hannibal decided to march on Rome, then departed from it. and takes Capua, since famous for its Delights. In Sicily, Marcellus captures Syracuse. Archimedes is killed during the sack of the city, massacred by a rufian, while the Roman commander had expressly requested that he be spared, having suffered greatly from the defense machines of the city designed by the inventor. The two eponymous consuls of the year are Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus and Cnæus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus.

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Uncia VF

100.00 €

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