Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXIII 24-25 Mar 2022
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C. Numonius Vaala AR Denarius. Rome, 41 BC. Bare head of Numonius Vaala to right; C•NVMONIVS downwards before, VAALA upwards behind / Soldier advancing to left, holding sword and shield, attacking vallum defended by [two soldiers]; VAALA in exergue. Crawford 514/2; CRI 322; BMCRR Rome 4216; Sydenham 1087; RSC Numonia 2. 2.90g, 18mm, 10h.
Extremely Fine; a striking portrait accentuated by hints of golden iridescence.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 280, 26 September 2016, lot 392.
The reverse type no doubt depicts the deeds of an ancestor which resulted in the cognomen Vaala. The first soldier to breach the enemy rampart (vallum) was awarded the corona vallaris. The details of this particular instance are not known to history.
Extremely Fine; a striking portrait accentuated by hints of golden iridescence.
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 280, 26 September 2016, lot 392.
The reverse type no doubt depicts the deeds of an ancestor which resulted in the cognomen Vaala. The first soldier to breach the enemy rampart (vallum) was awarded the corona vallaris. The details of this particular instance are not known to history.