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Long Beach Signature Sale 3042 17-18 Sep 2015
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Social War. Marsic Confederation (90-88 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 4.04 gm, 9h). Q Bovianum(?), 89 BC. VITELIV (retrograde and with some letters inverted), laureate head of Italia left / Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object (Roman standard?), holding inverted spear and sword; at his feet to right, recumbent bull facing. Sydenham 627. HN Italy 407. Rare. Somewhat flatly struck, otherwise attractively toned and pleasing. NGC XF 3/5 - 5/5. The Marsic Confederation was an alliance of cities opposed to Rome during the Social War of 91-88 BC. Resulting from the Roman refusal to grant citizenship to its Italian allies, the Confederation included Marsi, Peligni, Piceni, Vestini, Samnium, Frentani, Marrucini, and Lucani. The group intended to form an independent nation called Italia with its capital at Corfinium (modern day Abruzzo). Their coinage, modeled on the Roman denarius system, prominently depicted a female personification of Italia and oath-taking scenes reflecting the origins on the anti-Roman alliance. While the alliance was defeated on the battlefield, Rome eventually ended up enfranchising all of Italy, effectively acceding to the alliance's demands.
Estimate: 700-1000 USD
Social War. Marsic Confederation (90-88 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 4.04 gm, 9h). Q Bovianum(?), 89 BC. VITELIV (retrograde and with some letters inverted), laureate head of Italia left / Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object (Roman standard?), holding inverted spear and sword; at his feet to right, recumbent bull facing. Sydenham 627. HN Italy 407. Rare. Somewhat flatly struck, otherwise attractively toned and pleasing. NGC XF 3/5 - 5/5. The Marsic Confederation was an alliance of cities opposed to Rome during the Social War of 91-88 BC. Resulting from the Roman refusal to grant citizenship to its Italian allies, the Confederation included Marsi, Peligni, Piceni, Vestini, Samnium, Frentani, Marrucini, and Lucani. The group intended to form an independent nation called Italia with its capital at Corfinium (modern day Abruzzo). Their coinage, modeled on the Roman denarius system, prominently depicted a female personification of Italia and oath-taking scenes reflecting the origins on the anti-Roman alliance. While the alliance was defeated on the battlefield, Rome eventually ended up enfranchising all of Italy, effectively acceding to the alliance's demands.
Estimate: 700-1000 USD