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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) |
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