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République romaine - Didrachme - Rome (c. 230-226).
D'une qualité exceptionnelle - Magnifique patine médaillier.
Probablement le plus bel exemplaire connu.
Exemplaire de la vente Tkalec du 28 octobre 1994,
N° 145 et de la collection Rick Witschonke (1945-2015)
vente NAC 61 du 5 octobre 2011, N° 88.
Cet exemplaire publié dans : R. Russo et A. de Falco,
The RBW collection of Roman Republican coins,
Zurich 2013, p. 24, N° 52
6.21g - Crawford 27/1
FDC – MS
The best-preserved example of a rather rare type, of which Crawford only knew 6 obverse-dies and 8 reverse-dies. The presence of a club on both sides of this coin is noticeable, and associates this issue with Hercules - despite the presence of the helmeted head of Mars on the obverse. This type, with a beardless Mars and a galloping horse, both breaks with and stays in the tradition of the first type of didrachm (possibly struck in Metapontum), which was of a more virile bearded head of Mars with the head of a harnessed horse. Didrachms were the first silver emissions of the Roman Republic, starting around 280 BC, possibly in connection to the Pyrrhic War (the invasion of Italy by King Pyrrhus of Epirus - on behalf of the Tarentines), and their weight was based on that of the coins struck in Naples/Neapolis (Campania). They were is most likely replaced by the denarii, which were struck from circa 211 BC onwards, as the effect of Hannibal's arrival in Italy during the Second Punic War of 218-201 BC led to a shortage of silver after the battle of Cannae. At the same time as the introduction of the much lighter denarius, a gold coinage of 20/40/60 asses was also introduced in 211/207 BC, as part of a completely reformed monetary system - which led to the disappearance of the heavy bronze coins that were circulating in parallel with the didrachms: Italy has no natural copper resources, and the demand for bronze for weaponry during the war was conflicting with the monetary requirements.
D'une qualité exceptionnelle - Magnifique patine médaillier.
Probablement le plus bel exemplaire connu.
Exemplaire de la vente Tkalec du 28 octobre 1994,
N° 145 et de la collection Rick Witschonke (1945-2015)
vente NAC 61 du 5 octobre 2011, N° 88.
Cet exemplaire publié dans : R. Russo et A. de Falco,
The RBW collection of Roman Republican coins,
Zurich 2013, p. 24, N° 52
6.21g - Crawford 27/1
FDC – MS
The best-preserved example of a rather rare type, of which Crawford only knew 6 obverse-dies and 8 reverse-dies. The presence of a club on both sides of this coin is noticeable, and associates this issue with Hercules - despite the presence of the helmeted head of Mars on the obverse. This type, with a beardless Mars and a galloping horse, both breaks with and stays in the tradition of the first type of didrachm (possibly struck in Metapontum), which was of a more virile bearded head of Mars with the head of a harnessed horse. Didrachms were the first silver emissions of the Roman Republic, starting around 280 BC, possibly in connection to the Pyrrhic War (the invasion of Italy by King Pyrrhus of Epirus - on behalf of the Tarentines), and their weight was based on that of the coins struck in Naples/Neapolis (Campania). They were is most likely replaced by the denarii, which were struck from circa 211 BC onwards, as the effect of Hannibal's arrival in Italy during the Second Punic War of 218-201 BC led to a shortage of silver after the battle of Cannae. At the same time as the introduction of the much lighter denarius, a gold coinage of 20/40/60 asses was also introduced in 211/207 BC, as part of a completely reformed monetary system - which led to the disappearance of the heavy bronze coins that were circulating in parallel with the didrachms: Italy has no natural copper resources, and the demand for bronze for weaponry during the war was conflicting with the monetary requirements.