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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Republic| > |before 211 B.C.| > RR69315
Roman Republic, Anonymous Luceria, 214 - 212 B.C.
|before| |211| |B.C.|, |Roman| |Republic,| |Anonymous| |Luceria,| |214| |-| |212| |B.C.|, In 321 B.C., the Roman army was deceived into thinking Luceria was under siege by the Samnites. Hurrying to relieve their allies the army walked into an ambush and were defeated at the famous Battle of the Caudine Forks. The Samnites occupied Luceria but were thrown out after a revolt. The city sought Roman protection and in 320 B.C. 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 known as a steadfast supporter of Rome.
RR69315. Bronze Sextans, Crawford 97/6b, Sydenham 304d, BMCRR Italy 171, SRCV I 1223, VF, dark brown, near black tone, Luceria mint, weight 8.946g, maximum diameter 23.7mm, die axis 135o, 214 - 212 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Mercury right in winged petasus, two pellets (mark of value) above; reverse prow of galley right, ROMA above, •L• (mark of value and mintmark) below; from the Andrew McCabe Collection; rare; SOLD




  






REFERENCES

Schaaff, Ulrich. Münzen der römischen Kaiserzeit mit Schiffsdarstellungen im Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum. (Munich, 2003).

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