Live auction - brm_1014548 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Denier
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | 410 € |
| Maximum bid : | 444 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 May 2025 14:54:04 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 207 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,54 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan ovale, centré des deux côtés. Joli revers, finement détaillé. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête casquée de Rome à droite ; derrière X.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ROMA EN RELIEF À L'EXERGUE DANS UN CARTOUCHE 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 ; une corne d’abondance tournée à droite sous les chevaux.
Reverse translation : “Roma”, (Rome).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 60 coins de droit et de 75 coins de revers. Ce denier est en fait plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les différents ouvrages généraux. Pour ce type il y a deux datations, en 207 et entre 179 et 170 avant J.-C. Avec un poids lourd proche du théorique de 4 scrupules (4,51 g), nous sommes bien en présence d’un denier frappé vers 207 avant J.-C.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 60 obverse dies and 75 reverse dies. This denarius is in fact rarer than the various general works suggest. For this type there are two dates, in 207 and between 179 and 170 BC. With a heavy weight close to the theoretical of 4 scruples (4.51 g), we are indeed in the presence of a denarius struck around 207 BC
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 60 obverse dies and 75 reverse dies. This denarius is in fact rarer than the various general works suggest. For this type there are two dates, in 207 and between 179 and 170 BC. With a heavy weight close to the theoretical of 4 scruples (4.51 g), we are indeed in the presence of a denarius struck around 207 BC
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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