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| Carthago Nova, Roman Occupation, Scipio Africanus, c. 209 - 206 B.C. |   | In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus.
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| SH60680. Bronze 1/5 unit, SNG BM Spain 129, Burgos 556, VF, green patina, weight 2.028 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 0o, Carthago Nova mint, 209 - 206 B.C.; obverse bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left; reverse horse head right; rare; $500.00 (€385.00) |
| Luceria, Apulia, Italy, c. 211 - 200 B.C. |  | In 320 B.C., after they freed their city from occupying Samnites, Luceria sought Roman protection. Luceria was granted the status of Colonia Togata, which meant it was ruled by the Roman Senate. In order to strengthen the ties between the two cities, 2,500 Romans moved to Luceria. From then on, Luceria was a steadfast supporter of Rome.
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| SH63883. Bronze quincunx, SNG ANS 699 - 703, HN Italy 678, BMC Italy 54, SRCV I 587, gVF, nice glossy brown surfaces, weight 15.037 g, maximum diameter 26.4 mm, die axis 1180o, Luceria mint, c. 211 - 200 B.C.; obverse head of Minerva right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, five pellets above; reverse LOVCERI, legend between the eight spokes of a large wheel; scarce; $437.00 (€336.49) ON RESERVE |
| Carthago Nova, Roman Occupation, Scipio Africanus, c. 209 - 206 B.C. |  | In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus. |
| GB58414. Bronze unit, Villaronga MCH 282, Burgos 552, SNG BM Spain 127 - 128, F, weight 10.986 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, Carthago Nova mint, 209 - 206 B.C.; obverse bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left; reverse horse standing right, palm tree behind; rare; $405.00 (€311.85) |
| Carthago Nova, Roman Occupation, Scipio Africanus, c. 209 - 206 B.C. |  | In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus. |
| GB60657. Bronze unit, Villaronga MCH 282, Burgos 552, SNG BM Spain 127 - 128, VF, porous, weight 9.096 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0o, Carthago Nova mint, 209 - 206 B.C.; obverse bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left; reverse horse standing right, palm tree behind; rare; $405.00 (€311.85) |
| Tuder, Umbria, Italy, 220 - 200 B.C. |  | The Umbrians allied with the Samnites in their failed struggle against Rome. The Roman victory at the Battle of Sentinum in 295 B.C. initiated a period of integration in Umbria including Roman colonies and, in 220 B.C., construction of the Via Flaminia. During Hannibal's invasion the Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought in Umbria on June 21, 217 B.C., but the Umbrians did not aid him. |
| RR64573. Aes grave (cast) sextans, Thurlow-Vecchi 167, gVF, weight 15.34 g, maximum diameter 23.6 mm, die axis 180o, Tuder mint, 220 - 200 BC; obverse Cicada, pellets in fields; reverse Trident, VT left, two pellets right; fine style, nice for type; rare; $400.00 (€308.00) |
| Carthago Nova, Roman Occupation, Scipio Africanus, c. 209 - 206 B.C. |  | In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is "Roman style." Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus.
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| SH63651. Bronze unit, Villaronga MCH 282, Burgos 552, SNG BM Spain 127 - 128, VF, weight 10.792 g, maximum diameter 23.8 mm, die axis 0o, Carthago Nova mint, 209 - 206 B.C.; obverse bare Roman-style male head (Scipio Africanus?) left; reverse horse standing right, palm tree behind; rare; $400.00 (€308.00) |
| Amphipolis, Macedonia, c. 168 - 31 B.C. |  | On 22 June 168 B.C., Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus won the decisive Battle of Pydna. Perseus of Macedonia was made prisoner and the Third Macedonian War ended. Paullus executed 500 Macedonians, exiled many more to Italy and confiscated their belongings in the name of Rome but according to Plutarch, keeping too much to himself. On the return to Rome in 167 BC, his legions were displeased with their share of the plunder. To keep them happy, Paullus stopped in Epirus, a kingdom suspected of sympathizing with Macedonia; 70 towns were sacked, 150,000 people enslaved and the region was left to bankruptcy. Paullus' return to Rome was glorious. With the immense plunder collected in Macedonia and Epirus, he celebrated a spectacular triumph, featuring the captured king of Macedonia himself. The senate awarded him the cognomen Macedonicus. |
| SH62318. Bronze AE 22, BMC Macedonia 21, SNG Cop 58 var (monograms above and below inscription on rev), SNG ANS 104 var (same), VF, weight 7.633 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 270o, Amphipolis mint, c. 168 - 31 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Roma right, winged helmet terminating at the top with the head of a griffin; reverse AMFIPO/LITWN within oak-wreath; rare; $245.00 (€188.65) |
| Panormos, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 241 B.C. |  | |
| RR49949. Bronze AE 26, SNG ANS 556; SNG Cop -, Fine, weight 15.823 g, maximum diameter 29.3 mm, die axis 315o, Panormos mint, obverse PANOR-MITAN, helmeted head of Ares right; reverse wreathed head of Kore left; $155.00 (€119.35) |
| Roman Republic, L. Licinius Murena, 169 - 158 B.C. |  | |
| RR54575. Bronze as, Crawford 186/1, Sydenham 373, F, nice green patina, weight 18.975 g, maximum diameter 29.8 mm, die axis 270o, Rome mint, 169 - 158 B.C.; obverse laureate and bearded head of Janus, I above; reverse prow right, MVRENA above, I right; $155.00 (€119.35) |
| Syracuse, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 212 - 133 B.C. |  | Overcoming formidable resistance and the ingenious devices of Archimedes, the Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus took Syracuse in the summer of 212 B.C. Archimedes was killed during the attack. The plundered artworks taken back to Rome from Syracuse lit the initial spark of Greek influence on Roman culture. |
| GB56538. Bronze AE 15, Calciati II p. 433, 238, aVF, nice for the type, weight 5.827 g, maximum diameter 17.8 mm, die axis 45o, Syracuse mint, obverse radiate bust of Artemis right, quiver at shoulder; reverse SURAKOSIWN, nude female figure standing right, branch in left, wreath in right; very rare; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Roman Republic, Anonymous, 217 - 215 B.C. |  | Unciae of this period weigh about 13 grams. -- Roman Coins and Their Values by David R. Sear |
| RR59578. Bronze struck uncia, SRCV I 615, Crawford 38/6, Sydenham 86, BMCRR 88, gF, weight 12.201 g, maximum diameter 25.5 mm, die axis 270o, 217 - 215 B.C.; obverse head of Roma left in crested Corinthian helmet, pellet behind; reverse prow of galley right ROMA above, pellet below; $135.00 (€103.95) |
| Macedonia, Roman Protectorate, Quastor Gaius Publilius, 168 - 167 B.C. |  | On 22 June 168 B.C., Lucius Aemilius Paullus won the Battle of Pydna, ending the Third Macedonian War. According to Plutarch, Paullus kept too plunder for himself, displeasing his legions. On his return to Rome, to keep them happy, Paullus stopped in Epirus, a kingdom suspected of sympathizing with Macedonia. He sacked 70 towns, enslaved 150,000, and left the region bankrupt. Paullus' return to Rome was glorious. With the immense plunder, he celebrated a spectacular triumph, featuring the captured king, Perseus of Macedonia. The senate awarded him the cognomen Macedonicus. |
| RP62146. Bronze AE 18, BMC Macedonia p. 18, 76; SNG Cop 1323; AMNG III 210, MacKay pl. III, 5 var (noted variant); Lindgren 1350 var (monograms), F, weight 10.403 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 0o, Bottiaea, Pella(?) mint, 168 - 167 B.C.; obverse head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing crested Athenian helmet adorned with a griffin and foreparts of horses (as on contemporary Athenian tetradrachms); reverse GAIOU / TAMIOU, cow grazing right, PLU (POPLILIOU) monogram above right, BT (Bottiaea) monogram below; scarce; $85.00 (€65.45) |
| Macedonia, c. 168 B.C, Imitative of Type from Histiaia, North Euboea, Greece, 2nd Century B.C. |  | Sear notes crude Histiaia imitations seem to have been struck in Macedonia just prior to the Roman victory in 168 B.C. During the Republic, Roman military mints sometimes struck imitative types to make local payments. Examples include Thasian imitatives in Macedonia and Philip Philadelphos imitatives at Antioch. This imitative is likely a Roman military issue. |
| GS63549. Silver tetrobol, See SGCV I p. 233 note following #2498; regarding imitatives of a 2nd century B.C. type from Histiaia, North Euboea, Greece, aVF, worn dies, weight 2.173 g, maximum diameter 14.2 mm, die axis 0o, Roman military(?) mint, c. 168 B.C.; obverse head of nymph Histiaia right, wreathed with vine, hair rolled; reverse ISTIAEWN, nymph Histiaia seated right on stern of a galley holding naval standard, ornate apluster; ex Helios; $85.00 (€65.45) |
| Syracuse, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 212 - 133 B.C. |  | This type was perhaps the last pseudo-autonomous issue of Syracuse. |
| RP56532. Bronze AE 20, Calciati II p. 434, 240/9 (same obverse die), SNG Morcom 838, SNG ANS 1099, SNG München 1483, Fine/Fair, obv off center, weight 4.933 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 345o, Syracuse mint, c. 212 - 133 B.C.; obverse diademed, bearded male (Serapis, Poseidon or Zeus) head right; reverse SURAKOCIWN, female (Isis?) standing left, wreath (or sistrum?) in right, long scepter vertical behind in left; ragged flan; scarce; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Syracuse, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 204 - 133 B.C. |  | |
| RP40133. Bronze AE 20, Calciati II, p. 430, 233; SNG Cop 910; SNG ANS 1087, F, weight 8.715 g, maximum diameter 22.5 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, obverse helmeted head of Ares right; reverse SURAKOSIWN, Nike, facing, wings spread, preparing to sacrifice bull prostate below; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Roman Republic, Anonymous 179 - 170 B.C. |  | In 178 B.C., one of Perseus' first acts on becoming king of Macedonia was to renew the treaty with Rome. He then began building up the Macedonian army and seeking alliances with the Greek leagues, with his northern barbarian neighbours, and with the Seleucid king Seleucus IV. In 172, Eumenes II of Pergamum traveled to Rome to warn the Roman Senate of the danger from Perseus. On his return home, Eumenes II was nearly killed at Delphi and Perseus was the suspected instigator. In 171, Rome declared war. Epirus allied with Macedonia, but the Greek leagues remained neutral. |
| RR54791. Bronze semis, SRCV I 818, Crawford 160/2, Sydenham 239, F, weight 7.074 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 0o, obverse laureate head of Saturn right, S behind, reverse prow right, S above, dolphin right, ROMA in exergue; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Macedonia, Roman Dependent Republic, c. 168 - 167 B.C. |  | On 22 June 168 B.C., Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated the Macedonian King Perseus at the Battle of Pydna, and Macedonia came under Roman rule. This coin was struck shortly after Rome's victory, under the quaestor Gaius Publilius. |
| RP56120. Bronze AE 22, SNG Cop 1320, aVF, weight 8.772 g, maximum diameter 21.8 mm, die axis 270o, Thessalonica(?) mint, 168 - 167 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Roma right; reverse GAIOU TAMIOU / POPLILIOU, legend within wreath; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Roman Republic, 211 - 206 B.C. |  | |
| RR59613. Bronze triens, Crawford 56/4, Sydenham 143b and 231b, F, weight 10.342 g, maximum diameter 26.2 mm, die axis 45o, Rome mint, 211 - 206 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Minerva right, four pellets above; reverse ROMA, prow right, four pellets below; $55.00 (€42.35) |
| Macedonia, Roman Dependent Republic, c. 168 - 167 B.C. |  | On 22 June 168 B.C., Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeated the Macedonian King Perseus at the Battle of Pydna, and Macedonia came under Roman rule. This coin was struck shortly after Rome's victory, under the quaestor Lucius Fulcinnius. |
| BB60029. Bronze AE 19, BMC Macedonia p 18, 80; MacKay pl. III, 7; SNG Cop -, Fair, weight 7.696 g, maximum diameter 18.9 mm, die axis 0o, Thessalonica(?) mint, c. 167 B.C.; obverse winged helmeted head of Roma (or Perseus) right; reverse MAKEDONWN / TAMIOU LEUKIOU / FOULKINNIOU, legend in three lines within oak wreath; $40.00 (€30.80) |
| Hispanorum (Area of Morgantina), Sicily, Under Roman Rule, c. 2nd Century B.C. |  | |
| GS54034. Bronze AE 22, Calciati III p. 342, 2; SNG ANS 471 - 480 (Morgantina), aF, weight 6.982 g, maximum diameter 21.9 mm, die axis 180o, Hispani (Morgantina?) mint, obverse head of Athena left in crested Corinthian helmet, N above, cornucopia behind; reverse HISPANORVM (in ex), helmeted horseman cantering right, holding spear, cloak flying behind; rare; $30.00 (€23.10) |
| Rhegion, Bruttium, c. 215 - 150 B.C. |  | HN Italy list the following left field control symbols for this type: P, tripod, bow, or serpent. |
| GB54792. Bronze pentonkion, cf. HN Italy 2551 (control symbol); SNG ANS 745 (same), Fair, glossy jade-like patina, weight 8.135 g, maximum diameter 25.1 mm, die axis 285o, Rhegion mint, c. 215 - 150 B.C.; obverse janiform female head, wearing polos; reverse RHGINWN, Asklepios seated left, holding scepter, uncertain control symbol in left field; $30.00 (€23.10) |
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