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[eracle62]

6 minuti fa, King John dice:

@eracle62

grazie per la tua partecipazione a questa discussione.

Non c'è storia senza un tondello, non c'è tondello senza storia..

Binomio indissolubile, mi accingo ogni qual volta al commento, indossando i panni dell'evento..

 

[apollonia]

Quiz per King: a quale battaglia si riferisce questa scena?

[King John]

1 ora fa, apollonia dice:

Quiz per King: a quale battaglia si riferisce questa scena?

Intrigantissimo come quiz ma non so se riuscirò a risolverlo... Che sia la battaglia di Teutoburgo???

Il guerriero raffigurato sembra un germano e il dipinto mi ricorda quest'opera di Friedrich Gunkel dal titolo "La battaglia nella foresta di Teutoburgo" (dipinto realizzato nel 1862-1864).

 

Modificato 28 Aprile, 2018 da King John

[King John]

Ancients
Nero (AD 54-68). Orichalcum sestertius (30mm, 25.82 gm, 6h). NGC (photo-certificate) MS★ 5/5 - 4/5, light smoothing. Lugdunum, AD 67. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR PONT P P, laureate head of Nero left, globe at point of bust / S – C, Nero standing left on low platform, togate, with praetorian prefect at his side, raising right hand in address to three German guardsmen, of whom the two in front carry standards; in the background, the tiled roof and a column of the camp Praetorium (headquarters); ADLOCVT COH in exergue. RIC 565. BMCRE --. Cohen --. WCN 467. Extremely rare and undoubtedly the finest surviving specimen. Superior portrait and a beautifully executed and detailed reverse scene, with a pleasing deep olive-green patina.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 203, (5 March 2012), lot 327 (realized $86,000 hammer). 
The soldiers depicted in this extremely rare "Adlocutio" ("addressing the troops") sestertius of Nero are probably not from the Praetorian Guard, as is often claimed. One of the soldiers is heavily bearded and all are shown without armor, wearing only tunics, cloaks and swords slung at their hips. The standards they carry are quite different from those depicted on Roman coins and sculpture, which bear a multitude of discs, banners and other emblems; these rather spindly standards have several hemispherical and one disc-shaped adornment each. These features indicate the troops Nero addresses are members of the Germani Corpori Custodes, the elite German Bodyguard that served the Julio-Claudian dynasty. German bodyguards were first employed by Julius Caesar and by the end of Augustus's reign they numbered between 500 and 1,000 men. They were briefly disbanded after the battle of the Teutoburg Wild, but were reconstituted by Tiberius and were the last force to remain loyal to Nero when his regime collapsed in AD 68.
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[King John]

Roman Imperial 
Domitian. A.D. 81-96. Æ sestertius (35.0 mm, 27.73 g, 7 h). Rome, A.D. 85. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P, laureate head right, with drapery and aegis on shoulder / S-C, Domitian standing left holding spear, German kneeling at foot offering shield. RIC 357; BMCRE 338. aVF, Rare. Just 15 years after his father Vespasian and brother Titus' victory over Judaea, Domitian would (prematurely) declare victory over the Germans. Most likely, this reverse type used the Judaea Capta series as a prototype and it's usage was meant to bring to mind the strength of the Flavian family line.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA BATTAGLIA DI TEUTOBURGO DEL 9 D.C.

[apollonia]

No. Siamo circa un paio di secoli prima della nascita di Gesù Cristo.

[King John]

13 ore fa, apollonia dice:

No. Siamo circa un paio di secoli prima della nascita di Gesù Cristo.

Può essere allora la battaglia di Fiesole del 225 a.C. in cui i Romani furono battuti dal Galli Boi e dai Galli transalpini o la battaglia di Clastidio del 222 a.C. a seguito della quale i Romani conquistarono la capitale insubre Mediolanum...

 

[King John]

CELTIC BRITAIN. Atrebates Tribe. Verica, c. 10-40 AD. Gold Stater (5.29 gm). Vine leaf / Celtic horseman. S.121. M.125. VA.520-1. VF. Rare.

[King John]

Clodius Albinus. As Caesar, AD 193-195. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.66 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194-195. Bare head right / Minerva standing left, holding olive branch, spear, and shield set on ground. RIC IV 7; RSC 48. VF, lightly toned.
If AD 69 is known as “The Year of the Four Emperors,” then AD 193 should be called “The Year of the Five Emperors.” On 31 December AD 192, the maniacal emperor Commodus was assassinated. The plotters appear to have predesignated the aged Helvetius Pertinax as Commodus’ successor, a decision that was likely influenced by two prominent Romans: Claudius Pompeianus, a patron of Pertinax and second husband of Lucilla, and Flavius Sulpicianus, an ex-consul who was Pertinax’s father-in-law. Pertinax had followed a long and winding path to the imperial throne. His father was a former slave who upon freedom became a successful wool merchant. With his wealth, he was able to have his son educated and Pertinax became a grammaticus. In AD 161, he left his teaching position, opting instead for a military career and greater pay. Once there, he quickly distinguished himself and was rapidly promoted from commander of a cohort to military tribune, then to consul, and eventually to proconsul in several provinces, including Upper and Lower Moesia, Dacia, Syria, Britain and Africa. During his tenure in the army and as proconsul he acquired a reputation for probity and severity, which lead on occasion to mutinies, one of which almost cost him his life. In AD 189, Commodus appointed him urban prefect of Rome, and from this position he was offered the throne upon the death of Commodus on 31 December AD 192. Unfortunately, the strict measures Pertinax instituted to reform the government and military antagonized important factions, and the emperor was assassinated by disgruntled Praetorians on 28 March AD 193, after a reign of only 87 days.
After the death of Pertinax, it was clear that there was no clear successor to the throne. Two prominent Romans, the aforementioned Flavius Sulpicianus, and Didius Julianus, a senator and perhaps the wealthiest man in Rome, approached the Praetorians and made a bid for their support as the new emperor. Legend has it that the Praetorians compelled the two men to make competing bids in an auction-for-empire. While it was conventional for new emperors to distribute a sum of cash to the Praetorians upon their assent to the throne, such bidding for power was an affront to conservative Romans. Julianus made the higher offer, and was given the support of the Praetorians, who presented him to a Senate that was obliged to confirm his accession. At the same time, the new emperor’s wife, Manlia Scantilla, and daughter, Didia Clara, were given the rank of Augusta. Clara was then given in marriage to Cornelius Repentinus, who was presumably Julianus’ candidate for successor.
The reaction to the situation in Rome precipitated the acclamation of three provincial governors by their troops, each to the throne: Clodius Albinus, governor of Britain; Septimius Severus, governor of Upper Pannonia; and Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria. Severus was the closest of all three, and a little more than two months after Julianus’ elevation, marched on Rome at the head of his legions. In light of Sverus’ imminent arrival, on 1 June AD 193, the Praetorians quickly shifted their allegiance and murdered Julianus. When the new emperor took possession of the capital he granted an interview to Scantilla and Clara, and agreed to their request that the remains of the late emperor should be deposited in his family tomb. Both were stripped of their imperial rank and Clara lost her inheritance. They retired into private life and nothing further is known of them.
Before his arrival in Rome, Severus had already begun preparing to deal with Albinus and Niger. He offered Albinus the rank of Caesar and heir to the throne should Albinus join him. Sensing his own tenuous position, Albinus prudently threw his support behind the much-stronger Severus by accepting the latter’s offer, and the two shared the consulship in AD 194. Once Severus secured his position in Rome, he deployed an army east to deal with Niger. A series of battles ensued between the two, but each one slowly eroded Niger’s legions and support. Eventually, faced with certain defeat, Niger attempted to secretly flee to Parthia, but his plan failed, and he was captured and executed along with his entire family.
The alliance between Severus and Albinus was short-lived. In AD 196, while Severus was away in the east fighting Pescinnius Niger, he learned of Albinus’ proclamation of himself as emperor. Severus responded by declaring Albinus a public enemy, and, in turn, appointed his eight-year-old son, Caracalla, to the rank of Caesar. Rallying his troops in Britain to begin a march on Rome, Albinus and his army were stalled in Gaul. A battle between Albinus and Severus occurred near Lugdunum (Lyon) on 19 February AD 197. After making initial gains, Albinus’ army was routed and he committed suicide when he became trapped in a house near the Rhône. Now, Septimius Severus became sole emperor of Rome.

 

ILLUSTRAZIONE: SETTIMIO SEVERO OSSERVA IL CORPO SENZA VITA DEL SUO AVVERSARIO CLODIO ALBINO, DOPO AVERLO SCONFITTO A LUGDUNUM IL 19 FEBBRAIO 197

Modificato 29 Aprile, 2018 da King John

[apollonia]

6 ore fa, King John dice:

Può essere allora la battaglia di Fiesole del 225 a.C. in cui i Romani furono battuti dal Galli Boi e dai Galli transalpini o la battaglia di Clastidio del 222 a.C. a seguito della quale i Romani conquistarono la capitale insubre Mediolanum...

 

No, è la battaglia del Lago Trasimeno. E non sono poche le monete ad essa correlate.

[Traiano177]

Il 24/4/2018 alle 22:02, King John dice:

TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.31 gm). Struck 115-116 AD.
Estimate $3000 
TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.31 gm). Struck 115-116 AD. IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IMPERATOR VIII/S C in two lines in exergue, Trajan seated right on platform, placed on left, accompanied by two officers and addressing group of soldiers. RIC II 655 var. (not cuirassed); BMCRE 1017 var. (same); Banti, I Grande Bronzi Imperiale, 81; Cohen 176 var. (same). Good VF, red-brown patina on obverse, green on reverse. Superb imperial portrait and important historical type. ($3000)
The height of Rome's military might occurred under Trajan, and he expanded the Empire's borders to their greatest extent. First he dealt with the Dacians under their king Decebalus in two major campaigns (101-103 and 105-106 AD), eventually defeating them and absorbing the entire kingdom as the Roman province of Dacia. With the conquest of Dacia occurred an interval of relative peace, until in 114 trouble began with the Parthians on the eastern frontier. The Parthians had placed their own nominee in Armenia as king, thereby upsetting the balance of power that existed in the East, with Armenia acting as a buffer-state between Rome and Parthia. Trajan responded with military force; he annexed Armenia as another Roman province and then extended operations into Mesopotamia. By 116, he had conquered the whole of Mesopotamia, including the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon. The Romans believed that the great days of the past had returned and the army felt unwavering loyalty towards their commander. The reverse of this coin depicts Trajan's acclamation by the troops as imperator for the eighth time, which occurred with the fall of the city of Singara in 115 during the campaigns on the eastern frontier.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA BATTAGLIA DI TAPE (101 D.C.) IN CUI TRAIANO SCONFIGGE I DACI

 

Semplicemente stupendo

Modificato 29 Aprile, 2018 da Traiano177

[King John]

Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, Il gallo Ducario decapita il generale romano Flaminio nella battaglia del Trasimeno(Museo di Béziers)

[King John]

REPUBLIQUE ROMAINE - ANONYMES (225-211 avant J.-C.)
Didrachme ou quadrigatus c. 225-212 AC. N° brm_073123 
Date : c. 225-212 AC.
Nom de l'atelier : Rome
Métal : argent
Diamètre : 20,5mm
Axe des coins : 12h.
Poids : 6,31g.
Degré de rareté : R1
Etat de conservation : TTB
Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Légèrement décentré au droit avec une minuscule rayure sur le visage. Revers pratiquement complet, excepté le A de ROMA.    Prix :  550,00 € N° dans les ouvrages de référence : RCV.33 (880$)
Historique : Cette période est principalement marquée par le début de la deuxième guerre Punique. Elle débute en 218 avant J.-C., après la prise de Sagonte et le refus de Carthage de livrer Hannibal aux Romains. Hannibal avec cinquante mille hommes franchit les Pyrénées et les Alpes. Il écrase les armées romaines à La Trébie en 218 avant J.-C., au Lac Trasimène en 217 avant J.-C. Les Romains sont balayés à Cannes le 2 août 216 avant J.-C. Quatre-vingts mille Romains et le consul Paul-Emile y trouvent la mort. La route de Rome est ouverte, mais Hannibal ne marche pas sur la ville et s'installe en Italie du Sud. En 212, il prend Tarente et rallie les villes d'Italie du Sud, tandis que Marcellus s'empare de Syracuse (mort d'Archimède). Les Romains prennent Capoue en 211 avant J.-C. .

illustrazione: LE QUATTRO LEGIONI COMANDATE DA FLAMINIO  PERCORRONO IL SENTIERO CHE COSTEGGIA IL LAGO TRASIMENO, IGNARE DELL'IMBOSCATA DI ANNIBALE IN CUI SAREBBERO CADUTE DA LI' A POCO. 

[VALTERI]

Cavalleggero e fante ( entrambi con petaso invece che elmo ) sulle 2 facce di una bella dracma della tessala Pelinna 

, in asta a breve in Nomos 16 al lotto 85 

[eracle62]

Vedo che arrivano i rinforzi..

Molto bene almeno ci divertiamo tutti..

[eracle62]

Divulgare. esprimere, donare, condividere, emozionare, il fine poi è questo..

Eros 

[King John]

Byzantine PB Seal. Soldier standing facing, holding spear and shield; legend around / Legend in five lines. 17.63g, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: SOLDATI BIZANTINI

[eracle62]

Un sigillo plumbeo Bizantino, incantevole...

[King John]

Inseln vor Thrakien. Thasos.
Trihemiobol. Ca. 404 - 355 v. Chr.
Vs: Silen mit Kantharos in seiner Rechten im Knielauf nach rechts.
Rs: Amphora in vertieftem Quadrat.
12 mm. 0,81 g.
HGC 6, 350.
Sehr schön.

[King John]

Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) > Auction 59

Lot number: 250 Price realized: 850 EUR

PISIDIA. Amblada. Geta (Caesar, 198-209). Ae.  Obv: ΠO CЄΠ ΓЄTAC KAICAP.  Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: AMBΛΑΔЄωN ΛΑΚЄΔAIMONIωN / ΦΙΛ-APTЄMIΔ.  Soldier standing left, holding spear and shield; to left, trident above amphora. Von Aulock, Pisidiens, 137-40; BMC 1; Elsen 132, lot 308 (which realized a hammer of €750) = Elsen 96, lot 498 = Elsen 90, lot 411 = Elsen 81, lot 612 = Asia Minor Coins online #5013. Very rare  Condition: Very fine. Weight: 8.70 g. Diameter: 25 mm. Estimate: 50 EUR

[eracle62]

Mi è sempre piaciuto questo ritratto lo ritengo particolare. la raffigurazione monetale di Geta si discosta dalle classihe interpretazioni quasi seriali per alcuni versi.

Il suo ritratto è fra i più rappresentativi della classicità Romana.

 

                                                    

 

E poi alcuni tondelli hanno questo stile raffinato che lo contraddistingue, dando più incisività al ritratto e alla sua espressione.

 

 

                            GETA, Cesare (198-209) Denario. D/ Busto paludato e corazzato R/ Strumenti pontificali. RIC 3 Ag g 3,63 q.SPL

                                                                                    Varesi - Vicenza auction  - 29 Settembre 2012               

[King John]

Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG > Auction 15

Lot number: 124  Price realized: Unsold Thessaly. Larissa circa 356-337 BC. Trihemiobol AR 12mm., 1,33g. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, wearing ampyx and necklace / ΛAPI ΣAIΩN around from upper left, Thessalian soldier on horseback right.  BCD Thessaly II 326-7.

[King John]

Julius Caesar, d. 44 BC. AR Denarius minted at Rome by moneyer Q. Voconius Vitulus, 40 BC. Anepigraphic portrait of Julius Caesar right, wearing wreath. Reverse: Calf standing left. Cr. 526/4; Syd. 1133; Sear ( Imperators ) 331. Two insignificant counterstamps on obverse, not interfering with the excellent portrayal of Julius Caesar; two ancient pin scratches ("X" shape) in right field. Some smoothing in fields with a nearly EF portrait. Overall, Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: GIULIO CESARE

Modificato 2 Maggio, 2018 da King John

[eracle62]

Qui apprezziamo maggiormente la ninfa Larissa e il suo stupendo ritratto che viene esaltanto maggiormente da un'incisione più felice..

 

                                         

[King John]

UDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Herennius Etruscus. AD 251. Æ 28mm (13.36 g). Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Boar running right; on his back, legionary eagle of the Legio X Fretensis. Meshorer 169. Fine, olive-brown patina, a little roughness.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: CENTURIONE DELLA LEGIO X FRETENSIS