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CGB.fr, Monnaies 21, lot 2712, 18/06/2004

 SEPTIME SEVERE(13/04/193-4/02/211)Lucius Septimius Severus Denier N° v21_2714   

Date : 194
Nom de l'atelier : Rome
Métal : argent
Diamètre : 17,00mm
Axe des coins : 6h.
Poids : 3,14g.
Etat de conservation : SUP Prix de départ : 150 €  Estimation : 250 €   
Prix réalisé : 150 €  Nombres d'offres : 1   Offre maximum : 180 €   
Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Portrait magnifique. Très joli revers. Une fine patine grise recouvre la pièce. N° dans les ouvrages de référence : C.381  - RIC.49  - BMC/RE.76  - RSC.381  - H.2/117
Titulature avers : L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII.
Description avers : Tête laurée de Septime Sévère à droite (O*).
Traduction avers : 'Lucius Septimus Severus Pertinax Augustus Imperator quartum', (Lucius Septime Sévère Pertinax auguste revêtu de la quatrième acclamation impériale).
Titulature revers : P M TR P II - COS II P P.
Description revers : Minerve debout à gauche, les jambes serrées, tenant une haste transversale de la main droite et un bouclier de la gauche.
Traduction revers : 'Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate iterum Consul iterum Pater Patriو', (Grand Pontife revêtu de la deuxième puissance tribunitienne pour la deuxième fois consul pour la deuxième fois Père de la Patrie). 
Commentaires : Septime Sévère prend son second consulat en 194 avec Albin. Le premier, suffect, datait de 190. Le revers représente le Palladium sous les traits de Minerve, cette statuette votive avec laquelle Enée s'est enfui de Troie en portant son père, Anchise, sur ses épaules. Septime Sévère se pose ainsi en restaurateur de la religion traditionnelle romaine et renoue avec les mythes fondateurs de Rome. Il revient à l’école anglaise et aux travaux de P. V. Hill, The Coinage of Septmius Severus and his family of the Mint of Rome A.D. 193-217, Londres 1977, d’avoir reclassé les différentes émissions de l’atelier de Rome, grâce à la théorie des cycles et d’avoir mis en lumière l’organisation de l’atelier de Rome qui travaille en officines et non pas en fonction du métal comme l’avaient décrit les numismates du XIXe siècle.
Historique : Septime Sévère est né en 146 à Leptis Magna en Afrique (Libye). Après une brillante carrière militaire sous les règnes de Marc Aurèle et de Commode, il fut consul suffect en 185. Au moment de la mort de Pertinax, il est gouverneur de Pannonie supérieure. Acclamé empereur le 13 avril 193, il élimine rapidement Dide Julien, son compatriote (28 juin), et associe au pouvoir Albin comme césar avant de combattre Pescennius Niger en Orient. En 195, il entre fictivement dans la famille antonine en se faisant adopter post-mortem. Il bat et fait exécuter Niger et mène une brillante campagne en Arabie. En 197, il se débarrasse de son dernier adversaire, Albin, qui s'était proclamé auguste. Sévère prépare l'établissement de sa dynastie en donnant en 194 le titre d'augusta à Julia, sa femme, de césar à Caracalla, en 196, puis d'auguste en 198 quand Géta, son second fils, devient césar. Sévère va passer quinze ans à consolider les frontières de l'empire en remportant de nombreuses victoires sur les Parthes (197-198), puis en Afrique (207), enfin en Bretagne (208-211) où il meurt.

 

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Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XVI	Auction date: 26 September 2018
Lot number: 338 Price realized: 1,300 GBP   (Approx. 1,711 USD / 1,452 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Kings of Armenia, Tigranes IV (Restored) and Erato Æ Dichalkon. 2 BC-AD 1. Jugate busts of Tigranes, wearing tiara and diadem, and Erato right / [ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙCΑΡ], the two peaks of Mount Ararat, as seen from the Armenian capital Artaxata; A in exergue. F. Kovacs, Tigranes IV, V, and VI: New Attributions, AJN 20, 5; CAA 128 (Tigranes II?); AC 122 (Tigranes II). 6.64g, 18mm, 12h. Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare. Sold with export licence issued by The Israel Antiquities Authority. This remarkable type was only discovered in 1978, being first published by Bedoukian. Admitting that he could not arrive at a certain attribution, he placed it in his catalogue under Tigranes II, stating that 'it may have been struck by Tigranes when he conquered Cappadocia in 93 BC, forcing the ruling king, Ariobarzanes I, to flee to Rome,' and that the double-peaked mountain on the reverse resembled Mt. Argaios in Cappadocia (CAA pg. 24). It seems that Nercessian merely followed Bedoukian in his placing the coin under Tigranes II without further explanation, although he included a footnote telling the reader to see additional information in a subsequent chapter which he then neglected to provide. More recently Frank Kovacs convincingly argued for assigning the coin to Tigranes IV and his sister-queen Erato. He based his argument on four points: the reverse legend ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙCΑΡ ('Friend of Caesar'), which was previously misread by Bedoukian as KAICAPEΩN; the regnal year A in the exergue, which 'implies that Tigranes' earlier reign under the Parthian aegis was illegitimate and that Rome alone had the right to crown the king of Armenia,' and draws parallels to similar instances in the coinages issued by other client kingdoms of Rome; the extreme scarcity of the coins which of course better fit this king's short reign than do the plethora of types and number of extant pieces assigned to him by both Bedoukian and Nercessian; and finally the beardless portrait better fits the youthful son of Tigranes III than do the previously assigned bearded types. Estimate: 500 GBP ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA REGINA ERATO, MOGLIE DI TIGRANE IV

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Maison Palombo > Auction 17	Auction date: 20 October 2018
Lot number: 83
Septime Sévère (193-211) Aureus - Rome (202)  D'une extrême rareté et d'une qualité remarquable.  Exemplaire du trésor de Karnak (1901) et de la vente Münzen & Medaillen 35 du 16 juin 1967, N°85 et de la collection du Perfectionniste (C. Vaudecrane) vente Leu 93 du 10 mai 2005, N°56  6.98g - Cal. 2428  Superbe à FDC - CHOICE AU  This coin belongs to the dynastic series, because – on the reverse which depicts a galley with five oarsmen, a vexillum at the prow, and two standards at the stern – one sees the seated figures of Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta. The legend AD- VENTVS AVGVSTOR (The Return of the Augusts) indicates that it was struck when Severus return from the East after a long absence of five years: the journey had started by sea in the summer of AD 197, after defeating Clodius Albinus in Gaul, and by January AD 198 Severus had defeated the Parthians, with all the men of Ctesiphon being executed and tens of thousands of women and children taken as slaves. The royal family remained in the East, Severus and Caracalla jointly assumed the consulate in Antioch on 1 January AD 202, and then they returned – this time by land. Severus was coming back in time for his decennalia, and Caracalla was planning his wedding to Plautilla in April AD 202, so it was a year of celebrations in Rome: not only games and spectacles, but also (according to Dio Cassius) a donative of ten aurei to each praetorian guard. Only four other examples of this type are known, from the collections of A. Du Chastel specimen (Brussels coin-cabinet no. 677), A. Evans (Naville III lot 87 = Lanz 50 lot 685), G. Mazzini (=Biaggi = NAC 34 lot 39), and an anonymous collector (NAC 92 lot 2301). Starting Price: 70000 CHF

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Gabinet Numizmatyczny D. Marciniak > Auction 6	Auction date: 6 October 2018
Lot number: 3278
ANCIENT COINS  Kingdom of Parthia, Mithradates II (123-88 BC) Drachm Patria, Mithradates II (123-88pne), Drachma Ładna drachma z przedstawieniem władcy w tiarze, datowana na lata 96-93 p.n.e.. Mennica Ekbatana.  Awers: popiersie z długą brodą, w tiarze, w lewo.  Rewers: łucznik siedzący na tronie, z wysuniętym łukiem, w prawo. W pięciu liniach:  ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ. Srebro, średnica 18.5-19 mm, waga 4.07 g, oś 11 h. Grade: VF/XF Literature: Sellwood 28.2 More photos and full item description available on auction site here Starting Price: 26 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: I ROMANI SCONFITTI A CARRE DAI PARTI NEL 53 A.C.

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Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG, Auction 92, lot 72, 23/05/2016

Umbria, Hatria 

As circa 275-225, Æ 421.00 g. Head of Silenus facing, with animal’s ears; on r., L. Rev. Dog lying asleep; below, H – AT. Haeberlin p. 205, 2 and pl. 74, 1 (this coin). Sydenham Aes Grave 180. Weber 216 (this coin). Campana p. 233, 1. ICC 236 (this coin illustrated). Historia Numorum Italy 11.
Extremely rare and undoubtedly the finest specimen known of this interesting and
intriguing issue. An exceptionally detailed portrait and a superb green
patina. Good extremely fine 
Ex Naville XI, 1925, Levis, 44, and New York sale XIV, 2007, 3 sales. From the Weber collection.
Hatria (now Atri in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy), a town of Picenum in eastern Italy, was situated close to the Adriatic Sea between the rivers Vomanus and Matrinus (modern Vomano and La Piomba). The town of Matrinum located at the mouth of the latter river served as its principal port. Although Hatria’s origins are obscure, it was perhaps originally an Etruscan colony, first settled by colonists from Atria in Padanian Etruria. During Rome’s steady rise to dominance over central Italy during the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C., the town came under its sway, becoming a Latin colony shortly after 290 B.C. The city flourished under Rome’s patronage and later, after the roads were built, served as the junction of the Vias Salaria and Valeria. The city was attacked by Hannibal in 217 B.C., and eight years later in 209 B.C. it was one of the eighteen Latin colonies that stayed loyal to Rome during the Second Punic War, providing support to its ally in the form of both material aid and soldiers. During imperial times, during the reign of the emperor Hadrian who himself was from Spain but whose family hailed from the region of Hatria, the city received the title Colonia Aelia Hadria. Hatria’s small and rare coinage must be considered in light of the developments of coinage at Rome. At Rome and in central Italy, while bronze was plentiful, both silver and gold were extremely scarce, with the latter being practically non-existent. Commerce therefore, when not in kind, was facilitated by the use of bronze ingots. Initially these came in the form of lumps, called by numismatists aes rude, sometimes found inscribed or counterstamped, and later formed into figural quadrilateral bars and other recognizable shapes, often erroneously referred to by numismatists as aes signatum. Around 280 BC or perhaps a little later, lead-rich ingots formed into the shape of quadrilateral bars similar to the earlier figural bars and occasionally bearing the legend ROMANOM ”of the Roman” appear. These probably served as war booty during the Pyrrhic and First Punic Wars (275-241 B.C.). Concurrent with these currency bars was the introduction at Rome of the first cast round coins, struck from the same sort of leaded bronze, all clearly denominated with symbols and pellets and based on a libral as of 324 grams to which they readily adhere. It was at precisely this same time that coinage at Hatria and other central Italian mints subject to Roman influence first appears. The coinage of Hatria itself is quite scarce, and consisted of cast round coins in nine denominations from as to semuncia. Attested Provenances for the early cast issues of Hatria are Rimini and Atri itself. The largest, the as, was struck at a standard of about 372 grams, although specimens as heavy as 435 grams and as light as 323 grams are known. Other than the head of Silenus found on the as and the Pegasus which appears on the quincunx, the types are a mixture of both animate and inanimate objects common in everyday life, such as male and female heads, anchors, cocks and fish, shoes and craters, as well as letters and denominational marks.
The types used on the as were the facing head of Silenus, depicted bald and bearded, with thick lips, slanted eyes, and having the downturned ears of a mule, on the obverse, and on the reverse a sleeping dog curled up to the right. The legend HAT (sometimes appearing retrograde) can be found on either the obverse or reverse, as can the denominational markings I or L that often appear in the field. It is not known why these types were chosen, but it could be that viticulture played some role in the Hatria’s economic development; if so, as the tutor and drinking companion of Bacchus, Silenus would have made an appropriate type for the city’s first and only coinage. The dog, an animal noted for its ability to hunt and to protect, has always been man’s companion, and its use here perhaps was meant to compare the fierce loyalty it showed its owner to Hatria’s loyalty to Rome. The specimen offered here is undoubtedly one of if not the finest known examples of the type if not the finest.

 

ILLUSTRAZIONE: CANE CHE DORME SU UN MOSAICO NEGLI SCAVI DI POMPEI

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XVII, lot 923, 6/01/2015

L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus. 75 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.02 g, 4h). Rome mint. Veiled bust of Vesta left; A to left; cylix to right, Voter standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V ( Uti rogas ) into cista to left; LONÇiN iii u. Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; Cassia 10; Kestner 3407 var. (obv. letter); BMCRR Rome 3929; RBW 1493-4 var. (same). EF, toned.

 ILLUSTRAZIONE: La figura del pater familias, espressione equivalente all’ital. «padre di famiglia», che, nella famiglia romana, indicava colui che, non avendo più ascendenti vivi in linea maschile, era il capo della famiglia, acquistando un complesso di poteri sui filii familias («figli di famiglia») e sui servi, che si riassumevano nel termine giuridico di manus o potestas (il potere invece sulle cose, o sui filii familias altrui, venduti o consegnati in espiazione di un delitto commesso, era detto mancipium). Era la figura centrale del diritto romano a cui spettava anche il diritto di voto esercitato dal personaggio raffigurato al rovescio della moneta.

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[VALTERI]

Da un vecchio catalogo, Busso 386 n. 28, 26-04-2006, un particolare didramma di Metaponto ( 350-330 AC. , 7,50 g. ) .

Al diritto testa di Demetra tra spighe : al rovescio la spiga cittadina con sulla foglia un piccolo, ben dettagliato elmo corinzio con fluente crestatura .

Come di consueto, sperando che non sia già stato visto .

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Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 207, lot 565, 15/10/2012

Agrippa, 64/3 - 12 v. Chr. As 37 - 41 n. Chr., geprägt unter Caligula. Rom. 11.88 g. Vs.: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, Kopf mit corona rostrata n. l. Rs.: S - C, Neptun mit Dreizack u. Delfin. RIC 58; C. 3; BMC 161; BN 77. Schwarzbraune Patina, vz

ILLUSTRAZIONE: RICOSTRUZIONE DELLE FATTEZZE DI AGRIPPA

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Augustus, with Agrippa. 27 BC-AD 14. AR Denarius (3/91 g, 6h). Rome mint. Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, moneyer. Struck 12 BC. AVGVSTVS COS • XI, head of Augustus right, wearing oak wreath / • M • AGRIPPA • COS • TER • COSSVS • LENTVLVS, head of Agrippa right, wearing mural and rostral crown. RIC I 414; RSC 1 (Agrippa and Augustus); BMCRE 121 = BMCRR Rome 4671; BN 548-50. Near EF, lightly toned, a couple of shallow scratches on reverse. Rare.

Illustrazione: la corona navale di cui fu insignito Agrippa per la vittoria nella battaglia navale di Azio.

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Devo essere sincero la corona navale non la avevo mai vista, straordinaria direi ?

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Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 69, lot 951, 8/06/2005

CORINTHIA, Corinth. Antinoüs, favorite of Hadrian. Died 130 AD. Æ 41mm (40.31 gm, 5h). Hostilius Marcellus, priest.
Estimate $20000 
CORINTHIA, Corinth. Antinoüs, favorite of Hadrian. Died 130 AD. Æ 41mm (40.31 gm, 5h). Hostilius Marcellus, priest. OCTILIOC MARKELLOC O IEPEVC TOV ANTINOOV, bare-headed and draped bust right / KORIN-QIOIC ANEQHKE, Bellerophon standing facing, head left, restraining rearing Pegasus, and holding large round shield. Cf. Blum p. 36, A (Hermes holding Pegasus); BCD -; SNG Copenhagen -; Münzen und Medaillen 47 (30 November-1 December 1972), lot 471 (same dies). Good VF, hard green patina, a few minor marks. Extremely rare; the second known specimen. The other known specimen, which was holed and plugged, was sold in 1997 for over $16,000 (M & M Numismatics I [7 December 1997], lot 165). ($20,000)
This coin is only the second known specimen of the type donated by the regional priest, Hostilius Marcellus, specifically for the people of Corinth. On a similar reverse, which the same magistrate ordered struck for the Koinon Acaiwn, Bellerophon has been replaced by Hermes (Blum p. 36, A); this new type became the basis for Cavino's Renaissance imitation (Classical Numismatic Group 67 [22 September 2004], lot 2076).
One of the most remarkable cults of the ancient world was that which grew up around the youth Antinoüs, a Bithynian boy who attracted the attention of the emperor Hadrian, who met him there during a visit. During the emperor’s tour of Egypt in October 130 AD, Antinoüs fell into the Nile and drowned, an event surrounded by dark suspicions whispering of suicide or ritual murder. The distraught Hadrian had his companion immediately deified, and the worship of Antinoüs became an important facet of the imperial cult. Many heroic busts, both in marble and bronze have been uncovered in wide-ranging parts of the empire, and the numerous temple remains, as well as coins and medallions demonstrate the great popularity of his cult.

 

ILLUSTRAZIONE: AFFRESCO POMPEIANO CHE RAFFIGURA BELLEROFONTE, PEGASO E ATENA 
 

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Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 250, lot 99, 23/02/2011

IONIA, Klazomenai. Circa 190-30 BC. Æ (20mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Diademed male head right / Anaxagoras seated left on globe, right hand raised. SNG München 506; SNG Copenhagen 107. Near VF, green patina, some deposits.
From the J.S. Wagner Collection.
Klazomenai was the birthplace of the philosopher Anaxagoras, honored on the reverse of this coin. In his adulthood, he would move to Athens, where the thinker discussed his theories of cosmology and creation with such luminaries as Perikles and Euripedes.

 ILLUSTRAZIONE: Busto di Anassagora  di Clazomene (499-428 a. C.), il filosofo raffigurato al rovescio della moneta. Anassagora fu  amico e maestro di Pericle, accusato di empietà dovette fuggire da Atene, dove s'era stabilito, e rifugiarsi a Lampsaco. Ci restano alcuni frammenti della sua opera Sulla natura. Anassagora appartiene a quella corrente del pensiero presocratico che ebbe nome di "pluralismo". Pone infatti, come principio della molteplicità infinita delle cose, una molteplicità ugualmente infinita di elementi ("semi", σπέρματα), qualitativamente diversi, indiscernibili attraverso i sensi; ciascuno dei quali è perfettamente simile, per forma e natura, alla forma e natura delle cose che è chiamato a comporre, onde il nome di "omeomerie" (ὁμοιομέρειαι), ossia particelle similari, dato ad essi da Aristotele. In origine le omeomerie erano in uno stato di caotica mescolanza, poi l'intelligenza divina (Νοῦς) le ordinò imprimendo un movimento alla massa caotica sì da determinare l'aggregazione delle particelle omogenee con le omogenee: così nacque il mondo. In ogni cosa sono tutti i semi o elementi originarî; tuttavia ciascuna riceve una forma e nome dall'elemento in essa prevalente (Teccani.it).

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Cleopatra.

Fonte: IconArteblog

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Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 423, lot 135, 27/06/2018

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 170 BC. Æ Chalkous (13.5mm, 3.58 g). Macedonian shield with star in center / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, dart–sling (κεστροσφενδóνη) with dart inside. Warren, Two, pl. I, 12; Rogers 4; BCD Thessaly II 24.1; HGC 4, 236. VF, dark green-brown patina, slightly off center on obverse.
From the BCD Collection.
While Rogers thought that the object on the reverse of this coin was a lyre, Jennifer Warren has argued that it represents a powerful new weapon – the dart sling, or κεστροσφενδόνη – first introduced during the Third Macedonian War between Rome and Perseus of Macedon. The weapon is described by the Achaean Polybius (xxvii, 9), who was taken to Rome as a prisoner following the war: "The form of the dart was as follows. It was two palms long, the tube being of the same length as the point. Into the former was fitted a wooden shaft a span in length a finger's breadth in thickness. Into the middle of this were wedged three quite short wooden wings. The two thongs of the sling were unequal in length, and the missile was so fitted into the center of the sling that it was easily freed. While the thongs were whirled round and taut, it remained fixed there, but when at the moment of the discharge one of the thongs was released, it left the loop and was shot like a leaden bullet from the sling." Livy (xlii, 65, 9-10) adds that: "They (the Roman army) suffered particularly from the dart-slings."
The Macedonian shield supports a connection to Perseus, and Warren offers a compelling insight on the reverse design: "On this Thessalian issue the kestrosphendone would be as apposite as the harpa, the special weapon of his hero namesake, on the reverse of Perseus' similar Macedonian copper coins." This type (cf. SNG Alpha Bank 1147–8) also carries a Macedonian shield on the obverse.

AL ROVESCIO DELLA MONETA E' RAFFIGURATA UNA FIONDA PER FRECCE CHE VENIVA UTILIZZATA COME MOSTRATO NELL'IMMAGINE ALLEGATA

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XV, 3/01/2012
 THESSALY, Ainianes. Hypata . 1st century BC. AR Trihemidrachm or Stater (26mm, 7.11 g, 12h). Magistrate Damoti.... Head of Athena r. wearing Attic helmet decorated with tendril, pegasus and four horse protomes / ΑΙΝΙΑΝΩΝ l. up, ΔΑΜΟΤΙ r. down, Phemios as a slinger, naked but for chlamys over his shoulder and sword in scabbard, shooting sling to right; behind, leaning against his right leg, two spears. In field r., deer head facing. Callataÿ, Argent , p. 131, 44 (this coin); Jameson 1081 (this coin). Near EF, a small piece of the edge at obverse 9 o’clock broken off and reattached. Attractive cabinet tone. The edge break and reattachment of this piece shows on the Jameson plate and is also mentioned in the catalogue coin description.
Acquired from Leu, 22 April 1980, for CHF 300.
ILLUSTRAZIONE: LANCIATORE DI FRECCE E FALANGITA MACEDONE

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Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 423, lot 135, 27/06/2018

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Circa 170 BC. Æ Chalkous (13.5mm, 3.58 g). Macedonian shield with star in center / ΘEΣΣA/ΛΩN, dart–sling (κεστροσφενδóνη) with dart inside. Warren, Two, pl. I, 12; Rogers 4; BCD Thessaly II 24.1; HGC 4, 236. VF, dark green-brown patina, slightly off center on obverse.
From the BCD Collection.
While Rogers thought that the object on the reverse of this coin was a lyre, Jennifer Warren has argued that it represents a powerful new weapon – the dart sling, or κεστροσφενδόνη – first introduced during the Third Macedonian War between Rome and Perseus of Macedon. The weapon is described by the Achaean Polybius (xxvii, 9), who was taken to Rome as a prisoner following the war: "The form of the dart was as follows. It was two palms long, the tube being of the same length as the point. Into the former was fitted a wooden shaft a span in length a finger's breadth in thickness. Into the middle of this were wedged three quite short wooden wings. The two thongs of the sling were unequal in length, and the missile was so fitted into the center of the sling that it was easily freed. While the thongs were whirled round and taut, it remained fixed there, but when at the moment of the discharge one of the thongs was released, it left the loop and was shot like a leaden bullet from the sling." Livy (xlii, 65, 9-10) adds that: "They (the Roman army) suffered particularly from the dart-slings."
The Macedonian shield supports a connection to Perseus, and Warren offers a compelling insight on the reverse design: "On this Thessalian issue the kestrosphendone would be as apposite as the harpa, the special weapon of his hero namesake, on the reverse of Perseus' similar Macedonian copper coins." This type (cf. SNG Alpha Bank 1147–8) also carries a Macedonian shield on the obverse.

AL ROVESCIO DELLA MONETA E' RAFFIGURATA UNA FIONDA PER FRECCE CHE VENIVA UTILIZZATA COME MOSTRATO NELL'IMMAGINE ALLEGATA

Vita dei tempi, usi e costumi, lotte, guerre, qui si narra anche un po’ tutto questo... è direi didattico, scolastico, d’altronde e’ la moneta che ti permette poi tutto questo, non dimentichiamolo ....

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La città di Taranto, nella Magna Grecia, possiede una ricca storia. Fondata nel 706 a.C. con il nome di Taras, divenne dimora dei Parteni, gli Spartani esiliati a causa del loro sangue impuro. Fortunatamente, la colonia riuscì ad allevare superbi cavalli da guerra, e la reputazione dei suoi guerrieri crebbe. La cavalleria tarantina poteva essere ben coniugata con una falange lenta, in quanto forniva uno schermo difensivo flessibile e rapido ai fianchi più esposti degli opliti. I Tarantini erano molto adatti a questo ruolo, e inoltre, vi era un crescente bisogno di mercenari negli eserciti della sfera ellenica, perciò divennero sempre più ambiti. Alcune testimonianze del III secolo a.C. suggeriscono che la parola “tarantino” non indicava più soltanto una persona proveniente da Taranto, ma si riferiva anche alle tattiche e alle armi utilizzate da queste unità piuttosto che alla sua origine geografica.

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Classical Numismatic Group, Web Shop 

788473.
ORDER $7750 
Gaius (Caligula). AD 37-41. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.74 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. Laureate head left / Gaius standing left on daïs with camp chair behind, addressing five soldiers standing right, holding parazonia and shields; four aquilae behind. RIC I 32. Near EF, original green patina, minor areas of pitting. Wonderful detail; a choice western mint sestertius.
Before a battle, or on parade, the emperor would address his troops in an event known as an adlocutio cohortium (address to the cohorts). This was an important opportunity for the emperor to be present among his troops and inspire morale. This sestertius was issued on the occasion of a donative for the Praetorian Guard and was the first to employ the adlocutio as a reverse type.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: UN PRETORIANO, UNO DEI MILITARI A CUI SI RIVOLGE CALIGOLA AL ROVESCIO DELLA MONETA.

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Roma Numismatics Limited, Auction 9, lot 542, 22/03/2015

Q. Pomponius Musa AR Denarius. Rome, 56 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right, wearing hair rolled back and loose locks over forehead; flower on stem behind / Erato, the Muse of Erotic Poetry, standing slightly right, head facing, wearing long flowing tunic and peplum, playing lyre; Q • POMPONI to left, MVSA to right. Crawford 410/6; Sydenham 814; Kestner -; BMC 3612; Pomponia 12. 3.67g, 19mm, 6h. Near Extremely Fine. Light graffito and edge flaw on obverse. Extremely Rare, one of very few examples. Q. Pomponius Musa's issue of coinage featuring the Muses of Greek mythology are pun alluding to the moneyer’s name. Of all the nine Muses, coins featuring Erato, the Muse of Erotic Poetry, are far rarer than any other. Seemingly based on the celebrated group of statues by an unknown Greek hand from Ambracia, which were brought to Rome by M. Fulvius Nobilior after his capture and plunder of the city in 189 BC, these statues were the centrepiece of the temple built by him after his triumph in 187. The remains of the Aedes Herculis Musarum have been found situated near the Circus Flaminius, where an inscription has been found during excavation that attests to their presence.

 

ILLUSTRAZIONE: BASSORILIEVO RAFFIGURANTE LE MUSE

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Classical Numismatic Group, Triton VIII, lot 894, 11/01/2005

Q. Pomponius Musa. 66 BC. AR Denarius (4.18 gm, 7h). Rome mint.
Estimate $750
Q. Pomponius Musa. 66 BC. AR Denarius (4.18 gm, 7h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right, wearing hair rolled back and in loose locks over forehead; flower or rosette before ear; sceptre behind / MVSA to left, Q. POMPONI to right, Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, standing facing, head right, wearing long flowing tunic, peplum, and sword, holding club and mask. Crawford 410/4; Sydenham 816; Kestner 3378; BMCRR Rome 3615; CNR Pomponia 24/6 (this coin); Pomponia 14. Good VF, toned, tiny edge test cut. ($750)
From the Claude Collection.
See lot 888 for a note on the Muses coinage of Q. Pomponius Musa.

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Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Auction 104, lot 3258, 12/06/2018

Ancient Coins 
Mark Antony. Silver Denarius (3.82g), 32-31 BC. Legionary issue, mint moving with Antony in Greece (Aegae or Patrae), 32-31 BC. ANT AVG-III VIR R P C, war galley under oar right with triple ram prow and scepter tied with fillet. Reverse: LEG XXI, aquila (legionary eagle) between two signa (standards).Crawford 544/37; CRI 381; RSC 58. Well centered on a nice round flan, with pleasing old cabinet toning. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - 1,200 
Mark Antony's extensive legionary issues, struck to finance his unsuccessful civil war against Octavian, honored the 25 Roman legions and several other military units that formed his vast army assembled in Greece for the invasion of Italy in 32 BC. The coins were struck in slightly base metal, which meant they continued to circulate within the Empire for decades and centuries to come (merchants preferring to keep handing them off in change rather than hoarding them with denarii of better metal).

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA LEGIO XXI RAPAX IN AZIONE

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Stack's Bowers Galleries, January 2013, lot 5150
HADRIAN, A.D. 117-138. Bronze Contorniate, Late 4th Century A.D. Alfoldi-395. "HADRIANVS - AVG. COS. III. P. P." Bare-headed bust of Hadrian right aegis on left shoulder; Reverse: "SABINAE" Scene depicting the rape of the Sabine women. Bold well rendered portrait of considerably good style for a Contorniate. Very attractive deep green patina with marbled tones of red and lighter greens. Some light smoothing, VERY RARE.BOLD VERY FINE.

ILLUSTRAZIONE, IL RATTO DELLE SABINE, OLIO SU TELA DI JACQUES-LOUIS DAVIS

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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) > Auction 65	Auction date: 6 May 2018
Price realized: 75 EUR   (Approx. 89 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
THRACE. Maroneia (as Agothokleia). Ae (Early 3rd century BC).  Obv: Macedonian helmet right. Rev: Large A below wreath. Numismatik Naumann 60, lot 63 var. (A within wreath); CNG E-322, lot 96 var. (same); HGC 3.2, -.  Condition: Very fine.  Weight: 2.15 g.  Diameter: 12 mm.     Estimate: 50 EUR ILLUSTRAZIONE: Ancient Macedonian painting of Hellenistic-era military armor, arms, and gear from the Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles in ancient Mieza (modern-day Lefkadia)

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Nomos, Auction 15, lot 99, 22/10/2017

Lokris. Lokris Opuntii. Circa 370-360 BC. Stater (Silver, 24 mm, 12.22 g, 12 h). Head of Demeter to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΟΠΟΝ - ΤΙΩΝ Ajax, nude but for Corinthian helmet, advancing right, holding short sword in his right hand and, in his left, a shield ornamented with a coiled serpent; between his legs, Phrygian helmet on ground. Humphris & Delbridge 32 (O5/R8). An attractive example, lightly toned with some original luster and sharply struck. Extremely fine.
From the Molard Collection, Switzerland.

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Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 108

Lot number: 396 Price realized: 320 USD   (Approx. 270 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.

MAURETANIA, Lixus. Circa 50-1 BC. Æ (18mm, 5.46 g, 11h). Male head right, wearing tall bonnet with hanging cord / Grape bunch on vine. MAA 168; Mazard 633; SNG Copenhagen 694-6. Good VF, red-brown patina, slight roughness. Exceptional for issue. Rare.  Estimate: 500 USD