Live auction - brm_354605 - ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Didrachme romano-campanien ou nummus

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS Didrachme romano-campanien ou nummus VF

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Estimate :	1 500 €
Price :	750 €
Maximum bid :	750 €
End of the sale :	27 September 2016 14:42:04
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Didrachme romano-campanien ou nummus

Date: c. 280-275 AC.

Mint name / Town : Métaponte

Metal : silver

Diameter : 19,5 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 7,45 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés à l’usure régulière. Beau portrait de Mars. Joli revers de style fin. Patine de collection ancienne grise avec des reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

B.4 var. - BMC/RR.1 - CRR.1 (5), pl. 13 - RRC.13 /1 - RCV.22 (2000$) - MIAMG.363 (2000€) - RSC.4 - PCR.4 - MRR.9 (700€)

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection MG

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête barbue de Mars à gauche, coiffée du casque corinthien à cimier ; derrière la tête, petite branche de chêne.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ROMAN[O] EN RELIEF SUR UNE TABLETTE À L’EXERGUE.

Reverse description : Tête et cou de cheval à droite ; derrière, un épi d’orge placé verticalement.

Reverse translation : “Romano”, (Romain).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de quatre coins de droit et de quinze coins de revers. M. Crawford signale d’autre part que le poids moyen de ce didrachme ou nomos serait de 7,29 g. Nous pensons que l’étalon serait campanien et que les pièces pourraient être taillées au 1/42 L. (poids théorique 7,73 g très proche de l’étalon campanien 7,80 g).

Historical background

ROMAN REPUBLIC - ANONYMOUS

(3rd century BC)

The beginning of the 3rd century AC is marked by the resumption of hostilities against the Samnites. The Third Samnite War ends in 290 AC Rome emerges victorious. In 280 AC, the King of Epirus, Pyrrhus I, arrived in Italy with his army and 20 war elephants. In spite of numerous victories of Pyrrhus, the Romans end up winning this war in 272 AC Following these various victories, the domination of Rome will crescendo on the Italian lands. In 264 AC begins the first Punic war which ends in 241 AC to the advantage of Rome. Carthage must then pay a heavy price and abandon Corsica, Sicily and Sardinia.