Le più belle rappresentazioni di guerrieri

[King John]

3 ore fa, dabbene dice:

Grande occasione per tutti per vedere Monete che sono affaniscanti e storiche oltreche’ rare come questa, mi domandavo dove era questa statua sul fiume ?

A Skopje nella Macedonia "del Nord", come da pochissimo si chiama. 

[King John]

Naturalmente a Skopje hanno eretto anche una grandiosa statua dedicata ad Alessandro...

[eracle62]

Beh questa statua che inneggia al grido...

Sembra dire " ANDIAMOOOOOO".....

E allora andiamo.....

[dabbene]

12 ore fa, King John dice:

Naturalmente a Skopje hanno eretto anche una grandiosa statua dedicata ad Alessandro...

Questa la conosco bene e non potevo non vederla, mi era sfuggita la prima, Skopje ha tra l'altro uno straordinario museo archeologico con fantastiche esposizioni di loro monete che quando l'ho vista ho pensato subito all'Italia e a Milano, anche se a Milano abbiamo recentemente rimediato ...

[King John]

44 minuti fa, dabbene dice:

Questa la conosco bene e non potevo non vederla, mi era sfuggita la prima, Skopje ha tra l'altro uno straordinario museo archeologico con fantastiche esposizioni di loro monete che quando l'ho vista ho pensato subito all'Italia e a Milano, anche se a Milano abbiamo recentemente rimediato ...

Non ho visitato Skopje ma sembra che qui, quanto a celebrazioni di Filippo II e Alessandro Magno, non hanno badato a spese. Questa fontana raffigura Filippo II alla sommità, Filippo II e Alessandro nella parte mediana e, addirittura, l'intera famiglia reale (Olimpia, Alessandro e Filippo) seduta sul bordo della vasca: originale...

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[King John]

Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 52	Auction date: 4 February 2018
Lot number: 374 Price realized: Unsold
Lot description: Constans (337-350). Æ Centenionalis (20mm, 3.77g, 12h). Siscia, 348-350. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust l., holding globe. R/ Emperor standing l., holding labarum with Christogram in banner and resting hand on grounded shield; before him, two bound captives standing with heads turned towards one another; ESIS. RIC VIII 224. Green patina, Good VF Starting Price: 30 GBP

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Roman Empire

Caracalla (198-217)

Denarius, Rome, AD 201

Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, older boy's laureate bust draped r.

Rev: PART MAX PONT TR P IIII, two captives seated below trophy. 3.52g.

RCV 6853, RIC 54(b). cf RSC 175.

Very Fine with even tone; small spot on rev.  Scarce.

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Greek 
LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 412-378 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.55 g, 1 h). Bearded head of Ares right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Rev. Crested Corinthian helmet facing in linear square within incuse square. Bodenstedt 66. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock 1728. Very rare, only three examples noted by Bodenstedt. Perfectly centered and without the usual reverse die breaks. Very fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.

[eracle62]

Alcuni scudi erano delle vere opere d'arte..

Cosi come alcuni elmi..

L'ultimo tondello che hai postato di Mytilene mi affascina..

[dabbene]

Le Monete in incuso in elettro sono dei veri gioiellini se poi pensiamo all’epoca di produzione del 400 circa a.c.

Lo scudo ,forse di un capo guerriero, a dir poco straordinario, sarebbe interessante approfondire il tema su tale bellezza e arte anche in questi manufatti. .

[King John]

Moneta in bronzo di Aelia Flacilla che ostenta un'elaborata acconciatura, proprio come questa testa femminile custodita nel Museo Archeologico di Atene.

[eracle62]

Questa mi fa impazzire...

Atene sto arrivandoooooo....

[King John]

Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 60	Auction date: 9 July 2018
Lot number: 502 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Roman PB Tessera, c. 1st century BC - 1st century AD (14mm, 3.38g). Head r. R/ Warrior(?) advancing r.  Estimate: 30 GBP

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XV	Auction date: 5 April 2018
Lot number: 274 Price realized: 800 GBP   (Approx. 1,120 USD / 916 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Circa 425-400 BC. Persian Satrap on horseback right, holding lotus-flower; ankh-symbol to right / Aramaic TRZ above naked hoplite, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, kneeling to right, holding lance and shield; ankh-symbol to right, all within square border of dots and shallow incuse. Cf. SNG France 219-220 (Ankh to left). 10.56g, 21mm, 1h. Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare, and exceedingly well preserved for the type.  From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992. Estimate: 1000 GBP

[eracle62]

Sai cosa mi mi piace carissimo, oltre la scelta dei tondelli per il tema trattato, è quello che creano le immagini illustrative.

E' come essere li.. io vedo la battaglia, io sento i rumori, le urla, i nitriti dei cavalli, il rumore assordante delle spade, dei lamenti, delle invocazioni..

Praticamente hai dato vita ai tondelli..

[King John]

Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 47	Auction date: 28 June 2018
Lot number: 39 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction
Lot description: Bruttium, Kroton in alliance with Temesa AR Stater. Circa 430-420 BC. Tripod; [ϘPO] to left, [TE] to right / Corinthian helmet right; [QPO] below. HN Italy 2122; SNG ANS 448. 7.33g, 16mm, 3h. Fine. Toned. Very Rare.  Kroton is known to have issued alliance coinage with a number of the cities of Magna Graecia, of which this very rare type is an excellent example. It parallels a similar issue at Temesa (cf. Jameson 464), and although the war-like imagery has been thought to represent a military alliance, no historical record of such a symmachy exists and it is more likely that the arms depicted are simply the civic badge of Temesa: Head notes that the types (tripod, greaves and helmet) probably represent prizes awarded at festival competitions. As such, it is more likely that the coinage represents a political/civic alliance (homonoia) between Kroton and Temesa; indeed in 510 BC, following the destruction of Kroton's rival city, Sybaris, it appears that Temesa came under the domination of Kroton. These coins were issued during this period.  Estimate: 300 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: ELMO CORINZIO CONSERVATO AL MUSEO DI CAPO COLONNA (CROTONE)

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 47	Auction date: 28 June 2018
Lot number: 1 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction -
Lot description: Spain, Carthago Nova AR Quarter-Shekel. Circa 237-209 BC. Beardless and laureate head of Melkart left, club over shoulder / Elephant standing right. MHC 57; CNH pg. 65, 15; Robinson, Punic 6(d); SNG BM Spain 99; SNG Copenhagen 293. 1.79g, 13mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Rare. In 237 BC Hamilcar Barca and his son Hannibal led a Carthaginian army to the Iberian peninsula with the aim of building a base from which war with Rome could be renewed. Hamilcar succeeded in bringing many Spanish tribes under Carthaginian dominion, but they would spend the next twenty years solidifying their rule in Iberia. Following the assassination of Hannibal's brother in law Hasdrubal in 221 BC, Hannibal was proclaimed commander in chief of the Carthaginian forces, and immediately reverted to a policy that would lead to war with Rome.  Estimate: 1000 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: LIBICI E MERCENARI GALLI NELL'ESERCITO DI ANNIBALE FOTO: ELMO ESPOSTO TEMPORANEAMENTE NEL MUSEO DI CAPO COLONNA (CROTONE) DELLO STESSO TIPO DI QUELLO INDOSSATO DAL PRIMO GUERRIERO A SINISTRA NELL'ILLUSTRAZIONE PRECEDENTE.

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GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN 
BRUTTIUM LOKROI
AE-Hexas 216-205 v. Chr. unter Hannibal Vs.: Kopf des Ares mit Helm n. l., links zwei Wertpunkte, Rs.: Pferd schreitet n. r. wohl unpubliziert. 1.94 g. RR dunkelbraune Patina, ss-vz
Lokris hatte seit 282 v. Chr. eine römische Garnison; 272 erhielt die Stadt den Status einer "civitas foederata" als "socia navalis". Nach der Schlacht von Cannae im August 216 traten die Lokrer zu Hannibal über - als erste Stadt an der italienischen Südküste. Die Karthager besetzten die Stadt unverzüglich und machten sie zu ihrem Haupt-Nachschubhafen, unter dem Kommando des dort residierenden Präfekten in Bruttium, Hanno (215-212), Mago (212-208/207) und schließlich Hannibal selbst. In Lokris wurden karthagische Silber- und Bronzemünzen ohne Ethnikon geprägt, aber auch, wie das vorliegende Rarissimum nun zeigt, städtisches Bronzegeld, im gleichen Standard wie die ebenfalls mit Wertpunkten tarifierten Bronzemünzen der Hannibal-Zeit im bruttischen Petelia. Seit 207 wurde Lokris von römischen Truppen angegriffen. 205 v. Chr. gaben die Lokrer auf und waren seitdem treue Verbündete der Römer.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: IL CAMPO DI BATTAGLIA DI CANNE AL TERMINE DELLE OSTILITA'

[King John]

COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, BRITISH MEDALS, Medals by Benetto Pistrucci (1783-1855), Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Gilt-copper Medal, 1841, by Benedetto Pistrucci, bare head to left in high relief, FIELD MARSHAL ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON , rev crested Corinthian helmet right, decorated with various mythological scenes, thunderbolt below, NOVA CANTAMVS TROPÆA , 60mm (BHM 2011; Eimer 1353; Eimer Wellington 118; Stef pl.31; M pl.35). Struck on a gilt flan with a matt surface, about extremely fine but test mark against inner rim on the reverse behind the helmet’s crest . £150-250

[King John]

Alexander III the Great, Uncertain Macedonian mint - Macedonian shield with thunderbolt boss/Macedonian helmet, Price 416 

 

ILLUSTRAZIONE: DUE GENERALI MACEDONI

[eracle62]

Beh una medaglia di Un'incisore neoclassico come il Pistrucci e un'elmo cosi spettacolare..

Da lode...

 

[King John]

Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 422	Auction date: 13 June 2018
Lot number: 493 Price realized: 1,100 USD   (Approx. 933 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Agrippina Senior. Died AD 33. Æ Sestertius (36.5mm, 29.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, AD 42-43. Draped bust right / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 102 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 78. Good VF, green-brown surfaces, some smoothing and light tooling. Estimate: 500 USD illustrazione: CAMMEO IN SARDONICE CHE RAFFIGURA AGRIPPINA RITRATTA ACCANTO A MINERVA, I SEC. D.C. (Paris, National Library, Cabinet des Médailles).  NOTATE IL PROFILO DI AGRIPPINA (IN PRIMO PIANO), ASSOLUTAMENTE IDENTICO A QUELLA RAFFIGURATO SULLA MONETA.

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[King John]

The Roman Empire 
Hadrian augustus, 117 – 138 
Aureus 134-138, AV 7.28 g. HADRIANVS – AVG COS III P P Bare head r. Rev. Hadrian advancing r., followed by three soldiers carrying standards; in exergue, DISCIPLINA AVG. C 540. BMC 602. RIC 232. Calicó 1251 (these dies). Very rare and in exceptional condition for this difficult and intriguing issue. A wonderful portrait struck in high relief and a finely detailed reverse composition. Minor marks, otherwise virtually as struck and almost Fdc This remarkable aureus of Hadrian, which celebrates ‘the discipline of the emperor,’ reveals an often underappreciated side of this emperor’s personality – a strong belief in disciplina militaris. Dio Cassius (68.9) and the author(s) of the Historia Augusta (Hadrian 10.2-11.1) both comment on Hadrian’s belief that the army should be run strictly, frugally and efficiently. The latter gives the impression that Hadrian was a stickler for details, and that he often scrutinised military documents. They further note that he led by example, sharing in the privations of the common soldier by eating the same food, by living simply when in their presence, and often by marching twenty miles per day in full armour to provide a good example. The Historia Augusta suggests he did this to imitate the behaviour of, among others, his adoptive father Trajan. Hadrian insisted that even when soldiers were not on actual service they participated in rigorous training drills, which he sometimes led personally. This paints a picture quite unlike the usual view of Hadrian as a thoroughly indulgent emperor who was distracted by the arts, toured his empire in high style, was infatuated with many aspects of Greek culture, and who spared no expense in the construction of his palatial Villa in Rome. The concept of discipline was well-suited to the lifestyle of Roman soldiers, who sometimes worshipped the minor divinity Disciplina. The archaeological record shows that Hadrian strongly promoted her virtues (which included frugality, sternness and faithfulness) among the legions in Britain and North Africa. Her cult must have been well-established among the soldiers stationed along Hadrian’s Wall, for the cavalry fort of Cilumum at the River Tyne was dedicated to the goddess. Hadrian’s successor, Antoninus Pius, also was attentive to these ideals, and he issued sestertii (RIC 604 and 769) which replicate this original composition of Hadrian.

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Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles > Auction 104	Auction date: 12 June 2018
Lot number: 3259 Price realized: 1,400 USD   (Approx. 1,188 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Mark Antony and Cleopatra, AE 21 (4.71g), 36-31 BC. Struck at Coel-Syria, Chalkis. Dated regnal years 21 (Egypt) and 6 (Phoenicia) of Cleopatra (32/1 BC). [BACIΛICCHC] KLEOΠA-TPA, diademed and draped bust of Cleopatra right, hair in parallel cornrows gathered into chignon at nape of neck. Reverse: ETOYC KA TOY KAI E TEAC NEωTEPAC, bare head of Mark Antony right. Svoronos 1887. RPC 4771. SNG Copenhagen 383. Obverse a tad off-center, otherwise a pair of sharp portraits of history's most famous power couple, with a pleasing brown patina and light earthen fields. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800  At the famous "donations of Alexandria" in 36 BC, among the many "gifts" illegally bestowed by Antony on Cleopatra was sovereignty over the lands of Coele Syria, now the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon, with its profitable trade in cedar wood and exotic spices. This bronze coin of a city under Cleopatra's control, Chalkis in Coel-Syria, is dated to the sixth year of her sovereignty in the region (32/1 BC). While it hugely increased her wealth and prestige, it also put Cleopatra in emnity with Herod the Great of Judaea, who coveted the same luxury markets. Originally a supporter of Antony, Herod eventually "jumped ship" to join Octavian when civil war broke out in 32 BC. ILLUSTRAZIONE: ANTONIO E CLEOPATRA

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Roman Imperial 
Volusian, 251-253. Medallion (Bimetallic, 37 mm, 51.37 g, 12 h), Rome, late 251-early 252. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian to right. Rev. ADVENTVS AVGG Trebonianus Gallus and Volusian on horseback to left, raising their right hands in salute, led by Victory hurrying to left and holding wreath and palm; behind, two soldiers walking left, carrying shields and spears; in the back, vexillum and two signa; above, eagle flying left, crowning the emperors with a wreath. BMC Roman Medallions p. 60, 2 = Cohen 3 = Gnecchi p. 104, 1. Froehner -. Toynbee -. Of the highest rarity, the second and best known example. A spectacular bimetallic medallion of great beauty, bodly struck and with a superb portrait struck in high relief and a delightful reverse composition. Slightly smoothed and with minor nicks on the obverse and light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.
Volusian's father Trebonianus Gallus was appointed emperor by the Danubian legions following Decius' death in the lost Battle of Abrittus. To avoid a civil war, Gallus accepted the co-rule of Decius' son Hostilian and made peace with the Goths before moving to the capital in summer 251. Hostilian died soon thereafter, be it due to the plague or by the order of Gallus, and the emperor's son Volusian became the second Augustus. The wonderful reverse of our impressive bimetallic medallion shows us the arrival of the victorious emperor and his son in the Eternal City, ignoring not only that Gallus' co-ruler had actually been Hostilian at that time, but also the fact that Gallus had been forced to agree to a humiliating peace treaty with the Gothic invaders. The medallion was likely produced in late 251 to be used as a New Year's gift on 1 January 252. It is a classic example of Roman imperial propaganda and undoubtedly one of the most impressive medallions from the troubled reign of Gallus and Volusian in existence.