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Theodosius I the Great (AD 379-395). AV solidus (21mm, 4.46 gm, 6h).  Constantinople, AD 379-383. D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Theodosius right, bust seen from front / CONCOR-DIA AVGGG•, Constantinopolis enthroned facing, holding scepter in right hand and globe in left, CONOB in exergue. RIC IX --, cf. 43(b) (no letter or symbol after AVGGG) and 45(c) (with officina letter instead of • after AVGGG). Cohen 8 (same). Depeyrot --. Cf. Cohen 8 (same). Durr-Bastien 93-98. With a nicely detailed bust and attractive light toning in fields. NGC (photo-certificate) Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection. Ex Spink (London, 10 October 1990), lot 199; ex Christie's sale of Antiquities (London, 19 October 1970), lot 191.  Theodosius I "The Great" was the last man to rule the entire Roman Empire and a formative figure for the medieval era. Born in Cauca, Spain in AD 346, his father, Theodosius the Elder, was a powerful general in the Roman army under the emperor Valentinian I (AD 364-375). The younger Theodosius entered the army as a young man and served under his father during the critical British campaign of AD 367-368. He won rapid advancement and was made governor of Moesia in AD 375, but a period of disgrace followed the execution of his father for high treason in AD 376. Theodosius retired to his Spanish estates, but the disastrous battle of Adrianople in AD 378, in which the Goths smashed the Roman field army and killed the East Roman Emperor Valens, brought about his recall. Gratian, emperor of the West, appointed Theodosius as co-Augustus in January of 379, tasking him with restoring the shattered East Roman army and quelling the Gothic revolt. Years of arduous campaigning forced the Goths into relative submission in AD 382, but the peace treaty settled them in Thrace and allowed them a great deal of autonomy. In January of AD 383, Theodosius proclaimed his six-year-old son Arcadius as co-emperor, but in the same year Gratian was slain and replaced by the usurper Magnus Maximus. Civil war broke out in AD 388, when Maximus invaded Italy and Theodosius moved west to meet and defeat him. Theodosius remained in Italy for three more years to settle affairs and returned to Constantinople in AD 391, but the usurpation of Eugenius brought about another destructive civil war in AD 394. Again, Theodosius won the day, and remained supreme over both halves of the Empire until his premature death in January of AD 395. His incompetent sons Arcadius and Honorius succeeded him, setting the stage for Rome's rapid decline and fall. A zealous Catholic, Theodosius had issued numerous edicts against paganism that effectively made Christianity the empire's state religion, leading later church authorities to hail him as "the Great."

ILLUSTRAZIONE: VEDUTA DELLA COSTANTINOPOLI DEL IV SECOLO D.C.

[VALTERI]

Dal vecchio manuale di Sear e dalla cipriota Lapethos, un raro statere con due raffigurazioni della dea guerriera Atena .

Interessante la testa di profilo del diritto, per  il ritratto piacevolmente arcaico . 

[eracle62]

Rifacendomi al solido di constantinopoli, vorrei tornare indietro a quel periodo oltre che per riuscire a capire la circolazione monetaria e magnificarmi attraverso i tondelli, per poter ammirare il vero volto delle opere architettoniche e urbanistiche, e conoscere il reale pensiero del tempo.

Vivo, d'innanzi scorgo, ma il tempo non mi appartiene...

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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis. Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. Æ 27mm (11.43 gm). Aurelius Gallus, magistrate.
Estimate $2000
MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis. Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. Æ 27mm (11.43 gm). Aurelius Gallus, magistrate. AVT L CEPT CEVHP PER, laureate head right / UP AUP GALLOU NIKOPOLEITWN PROC ICTP, city gate, small temple seen through doorway, large colonnaded building above. AMNG I 1331; BMC Thrace pg. 42, 7; SNG Copenhagen -; Price & Trell 45 (fig. 26). Choice EF, dark green patina, light smoothing in fields. [See color enlargement on plate 11] ($2000)
A magnificent and complex piece of architectural design on a small scale. What appears at first glance to be a monumental city gate is in reality the juxtaposition of three different pieces of civic architecture. The imposing brick city gate with arched doorway is the centerpiece, and through the doorway can be seen in the far distance a tetrastyle temple. The superstructure is a third building, most likely a colonnaded stoa or marketplace with central pedimented hall flanked by two wings. This well preserved coin presents in startling clarity three aspects of the civic life of Nicopolis.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: VEDUTA DI UN'INSULA ROMANA

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Hadrian. 117-138. Aureus (Gold, 7.47 g 7), Rome, 138. HADRIANVS AVG COSS III P P Bare head of Hadrian to right Rev. VICTORIA AVG Victory standing left, holding eagle with wreath in its beak in her right hand and palm branch in her left. BMC 767. Calicó 1397. Cohen 1459. Hill 908. RIC 284a. Rare. With an attractive and bold portrait. Extremely fine.
When Hadrian’s father died in 85/6 (Hadrian was then around 10), his cousin Trajan became his guardian. He was brought up in public service and, as the emperor’s only male blood relative was the de facto successor. As emperor he was a very conscientious administrator who insisted on traveling all over the empire to ensure it was all governed and organized properly. He also wanted to ensure that the empire was protected by either natural or man-made frontiers (Hadrian’s Wall in Britain is a perfect example), thus making his abandonment of Trajan’s last conquests an obvious decision. Hadrian was surely the most cultured of all the Roman emperors, being passionately interested in architecture, art, and literature. His coinage reflect those interests and bear portraits that are among the finest in the entire Roman series. The early ones, designed when he first came to the throne, are very realistic, showing a still thin and youngish man (even though he was then over 40). The late portraits of Hadrian have an increasingly noble character about them and appear to avoid any real depiction of aging. This is in contrast to the coinage of Marcus Aurelius, which conscientiously shows the emperor changing from a handsome youth into an elderly man, worn down with the cares of empire. It is possible that no other emperor insisted on having such an elegant series of portraits as did Hadrian, though this is not so surprising given his philhellene tendencies and the obvious interest he took in the way he was portrayed. Even the figure of Victory on this coin is unusually soigné: the eagle on her hand is an unexpected touch.

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JUSTINIEN Ier(1/08/527-14/11/565) Follis N° v20_0095   
Date : 547-548
Nom de l'atelier : Théoupolis, (Antioche)
Métal : cuivre
Diamètre : 35mm
Axe des coins : 6h.
Poids : 17,85g.
Degré de rareté : R1
Etat de conservation : TTB Prix de départ : 250 €  Estimation : 450 €   
Prix réalisé : 250 €   
Commentaires sur l'état de conservation : Flan très large. Beau portrait. Très jolie patine vert jade. N° dans les ouvrages de référence : BMC/B.293  - R.658  - Do.218 c1 - BN/B.49  - BC.220
Pedigree : Cet exemplaire vient de la collection Hunt, 5 et 6 décembre 1990, n° 95 (330$) et de la collection Delorme.
Titulature avers : D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVI.
Description avers : Buste casqué, diadémé et cuirassé de Justinien Ier de face avec pendilia, tenant de la main droite un globe crucigère et de la gauche un bouclier ; dans le champ à droite, une croix.
Traduction avers : “Dominus Noster Iustinianus Perpetuus Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Justinien perpétuel auguste).
Titulature revers : A/N/N/O - X/X/I/.
Description revers : M surmontée d'une croisette.
Légende revers : Γ// θHΥΠ/
Traduction revers : (an 22). 
Commentaires : Antioche, la seconde ville de l’Empire avec 300.000 habitants fut détruite par un gigantesque séisme le 29 novembre 528 qui fit 50.000 victimes. Justinien fit reconstruire la cité qui fut nommée, en rite de protection, Theoupolis (La ville de Dieu). A. Bellinger dans son corpus de Washington a relevé six types différents pour le follis. Notre pièce appartient à la classe C, utilisée pour les années régnales, 20, 21 et 22 entre 546/7 et 548/9. D. R. Sear pense que la fabrication s'est prolongée jusqu'en l'an 24 (550/1). L'atelier comportait normalement cinq officines pour l'émission.
Historique : Justinien succéda à son oncle Justin en 527 après une co-régence du 4 avril au 1er août 527. Il régna avec l'impératrice Théodora. La construction de Sainte-Sophie fut achevée sous son règne qui marque l'apogée des conquêtes byzantines. Carthage ainsi que l'Afrique et une partie de la Numidie furent reconquises sur les Vandales grâce au général Bélisaire. Après un siècle de domination vandale, la romanité régnait à nouveau sur la Méditerranée. Bélisaire s'attaqua ensuite aux Ostrogoths et prit Rome le 9 décembre 536. Théodora mourut en 545. Justinien régna encore vingt ans. Sans enfant, c'est son neveu Justin II qui lui succéda.

 

 

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A very interesting collection of Jewish coins and coins of the Levant
Samarian Issues
Ma‘eh / “Obol”, Samaria, mid-fourth century BC, AR 0.54 g. Sidonian galley l., with oars, rudder and row of shields, small figure-head and curved ornament over stern supporting a globe-and crescent standard; below, wavy lines – schematic representation of the sea; above: SMRYN. Dotted border. Rev. Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, fighting lion standing before him on his hind legs, seizing its forelock with l. hand, and holding dagger in r.; in-between, MZ (MZDY). Dotted border. Meshorer and Qedar 1999, No. 96 and for the names see pp. 19–20 and 25–26. Rare. Fine

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Roman Republican Coinage
T. Cloulius. Quinarius 98, AR 1.93 g. Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, X and above pellet. Rev. Victory standing r., crowning trophy; before trophy, captive with hands tied behind back; beside trophy, carnyx; between Victory and trophy, T CLOVLI downwards; in exergue, Q. Babelon Cloulia 2. Sydenham 586. RBW 1191. Crawford 332/1a.
Light iridescent tone and extremely fine
Ex Artemide sale 1, 1995, 56.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: MARIO TRIONFA SUI CIMBRI (101 A.C.), DIPINTO DI FRANCESCO SAVERIO ALTAMURA (1822-1897)

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Romanus III Argyrus. 1028-1034. AV Histamenon Nomisma (21mm, 4.44 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Romanus standing facing, placing hand on chest and holding globus cruciger, being crowned and blessed by the Virgin Mary. DOC 1a; Füeg II 1.D.6.y; SB 1820. Good VF.
From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection. 

illustrazione: SANTA OLGA ENTRA NELLA CHIESA DI SANTA SOFIA.

Olga era una principessa russa, moglie del granduca di Kiev, Igor; dopo la morte del marito, nel 945, resse il governo per dieci anni, per il figlio minorenne Svjatoslav. Dopo il 955, abbandonate le cure politiche, si recò a Costantinopoli, dove si convertì al cristianesimo e fu battezzata col nome di Elena. Secondo alcune cronache occidentali, avrebbe inviato nel 959 un'ambasceria a Ottone I per ottenere un vescovo. Morì nel 969. Fu poi canonizzata, e la sua festa ricorreva l'11 luglio (stile russo).

 

[King John]

Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 29 = AD 188-189. M A KO ANTω CEB EVCEB, laureate head right / The great Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria to left; galley sailing right, LKΘ below. Emmett 2542; RPC online 14216; Dattari (Savio) 3903; Köln 2242. 12.59g, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Rare.
This delightful reverse type depicts one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World now lost to history. Reputed to have been the tallest man-made structure in the world for many centuries, the lighthouse was left a deserted ruin after the damaging effects of three earthquakes until in 1480 the last remnants were swept away to be used in the construction of the Citadel of Qaitbay, which still occupies the site today.

[King John]

Facciamo un gioco? in questo dipinto ottocentesco presentato al precedente post #1658 c'è un anacronismo. Vediamo chi lo nota....

[Archestrato]

8 ore fa, King John dice:

Facciamo un gioco? in questo dipinto ottocentesco presentato al precedente post #1658 c'è un anacronismo. Vediamo chi lo nota....

Direi la Morning Star inserita nel trofeo d'armi con elmo, corazza ed arco, ma non ne so molto di armi antiche..

Ed infatti credo si tratti di un mazzafrusto..

Modificato 1 Giugno, 2018 da Archestrato
Aggiunta correzione nome dell'arma

[King John]

1 ora fa, Archestrato dice:

Direi la Morning Star inserita nel trofeo d'armi con elmo, corazza ed arco, ma non ne so molto di armi antiche..

Ed infatti credo si tratti di un mazzafrusto..

Infatti: è un'arma medioevale del tutto fuori contesto....

[eracle62]

Andiamo andiamo...

Qui c'è solo da apprendere e divertirsi nel contempo..

Beh quella mazza era proprio il classico intruso..

Modificato 2 Giugno, 2018 da eracle62

[King John]

Lokri Opuntii AR Triobol, c. 300 BC
Lokris, Lokri Opuntii. AR Triobol (2.76 g), c. 300 BC.
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev. ΛOKPΩN, Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested helmet, brandishing sword and shield; between his legs, monogram YΠO.
BCD Lokris 102; SNG Copenhagen 60.
Dark patina. Good very fine.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: L'ASSEDIO DI TROIA

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Roman Imperial 
Geta, 209-211. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 31 mm, 22.56 g, 1 h), Rome, 210. IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG Laureate head of Geta to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. PONTIF TR P II COS II / S C Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta standing to left and right behind him, standing right on platform, addressing two officers, looking right, and two soldiers, looking left, before him on the ground below; behind them, aquila, standard and three curved fasces. BMC -, cf. 220 (misdescribed, but with one officer, two soldiers, a horse and no fasces). Cohen 147 var. (with one officer, two soldiers and a horse). Lanz 165 (2017), 261 (but smoothed and tooled). RIC -, cf. 159b (with one officer, two soldiers, a horse and no fasces). An extremely rare variety of a very rare type. An impressive coin with a superb turquoise patina and a wonderful reverse composition. Flan crack, otherwise, about extremely fine.
The Roman invasion of Caledonia in 208-211 played a significant role in the relationship between Septimius Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta. The emperor was well aware of the intense hostility between the siblings and he hoped that military life would keep them away from scheming intrigues and start binding them together. The imperial iconography of the time proclaims the strength and unity of the Severan family: on this coin, we see Septimius and his sons addressing the troops in Britain. Caracalla and Geta are standing to the left and right behind their father and are, no doubt, presented as his legitimate and mutual successors. The old and sick emperor, however, proved to be unable to overcome the inveterate fraternal rivalry, and following his death on 4 February 211, the co-rule of his sons Caracalla and Geta would eventually last less than a year.

[eracle62]

Mettiamo allora un'affascinate  Statere di Lokry Opuntii, con questo magnifico scudo...

 

 

 

 

[King John]

Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 105	Auction date: 9 May 2018
Lot number: 83 Price realized: 45,000 CHF   (Approx. 44,816 USD / 37,803 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.	Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming  auctions on
Lot description: Aurelian, 270 – 275. Aureus, Antioch early 273, AV 5.29 g. AVRELIA – NVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust r.; with lion's skin (?) over l. shoulder. Rev. RESTITV – TOR ORIENTIS Aurelianus on prancing horse r., attacking with spear two fallen enemies, of which the one on the l. is already run through by a spear while the one on the r. covers his head in protection. C –. RIC –. Göbl pl. 138, 365 (pierced, these dies) = Estiot pl. 85, 260 (pierced, these dies, Cyzicus). Calicó 4031 (this coin). Biaggi 1563 (this coin) Of the highest rarity, only the second and by far the finest specimen known. A lovely portrait and a very interesting reverse type. Almost invisible scuff on reverse, otherwise extremely fine This coin published: Sylviane Estiot, "L'or romain entre crise et restitution", in Journal des Savants, 1999, pp. 51-148, no. 159b. Provenance Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection, acquired privately in 1978 by Bank Leu and Marco Ratto. Sold by Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, auction 33, 6 April 2006, lot 572. Sold by Numismatica Genevensis SA, Geneva, auction 4, 11 December 2006, lot 238. Aurelian, arguably the greatest of Rome's so-called military emperors of the third century, hailed from Sirmium in Pannonia Inferior, and was either of very humble origins or possibly of equestrian stock. He joined the legions when he was around twenty years of age, ca. A.D. 235, rising rapidly through the ranks to become, first, a cavalry commander during Gallienus' reign, and subsequently to the position of Magister equitum – cavalry commander and, effectively, the overall commander of the Roman army after the emperor – under Claudius II as well as a member of that emperor's inner circle of advisors. While still a cavalry commander under Gallienus, Aurelian led a contingent in the Battle of Naissus (A.D. 268), which saw the Goths defeated, and participated in the siege of Mediolanum against the usurper Aureolus, during which Gallienus was assassinated and Claudius II was proclaimed the new emperor. Under Claudius II, Aurelian successfully led the cavalry in many engagements against various invading tribes along Rome's borders in Rhaetia and in the Balkans – principle among them the Alemanni and, again, the Goths – and when Claudius succumbed to the plaque in A.D. 270 while himself campaigning against these Germanic tribes the soldiers elevated Aurelian to the purple. Aurelian's first task as emperor was to secure his power by defeating Quintillus, the brother of Claudius II who had been elevated to the throne by the Roman Senate. He made short shrift of the Senate's choice, and the august body had no choice but to immediately confirm his position. With this accomplished, Aurelian set about the task of restoring the res publica, as the previous two decades had seen Rome suffer greatly from incursions of barbarian tribes, widespread instability, devastating plaques, a number of usurpers, and ultimate financial collapse, all of which eventually led to the splintering of the Empire itself. In the west the general Postumus and his successors had created a breakaway Gallic Empire consisting of the Roman provinces of Britannia, Gaul and Spain, while in the east the city of Palmyra under Queen Zenobia and her son took control of much of Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt. By the time Aurelian had secured his position as emperor, the Gallic Empire was on its last legs, and Aurelian decided to wait to deal with it. Thus, in A.D. 272 he focused his attention on the Palmyrene Empire, which had recently cut off shipments of Egyptian grain to Rome, the Eternal City's principal source of food. Marching through Asia Minor, all but two cities – Byzantium and Tyana – opened their gates to Aurelian's troops. At Tyana, the city authorities had refused to submit, but after capturing the city the emperor magnanimously spared its inhabitants. When other cities in the east heard of the emperor's benevolence towards Tyana, they readily opened their gates to the emperor. Thus within six months Aurelian was before the gates of Palmyra itself, which quickly surrendered after its queen fled the city. Aurelian's conquest over the Palmyrene Empire permitted the reinstitution of the Egyptian grain supply to the Empire's capital, thus freeing the city of Rome from imminent starvation. The emperor was hailed Parthicus Maximus and Restitutor Orientis ("restorer of the East"). The reverse of this exceptionally rare aureus – one of only two known – celebrates Aurelian's victory over the East. Here Aurelian is depicted as the cavalry commander, riding astride his horse and bearing down on two enemy combatants, which he spears with his lance. The ethnicity of the enemy is made clear by the Phrygian helmets they wear – they are easterners. The legend, RESTITVTOR ORIENTIS, proclaims Aurelian as the restorer of the East, and indicates that the coin was struck shortly after the conquest of Palmyra and commemorates Rome's victory.

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Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 106	Auction date: 9 May 2018
Lot number: 1029 Price realized: 8,500 CHF   (Approx. 8,465 USD / 7,140 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Tacitus, 275 – 276. Medallion 275-276, Æ 21.30 g. IMP C M CL TACITVS P F AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. ADL – OCVTIO – AVG Tacitus, in military attire, standing l. on platform, raising r. hand; in r. field, Victory and in l., soldiers standing r. C 1 var. (different bust) = Gnecchi 1 var. = BMC Medallion pl. LII, 1 var. Toynbee –. An apparently unrecorded variety of an exceedingly rare type, apparently only the second and by far the finest specimen known. An unusual portrait and an interesting reverse type. Lovely green patina gently smoothed, otherwise good very fine / very fine Marcus Claudius Tacitus appears to have been in Campania serving as suffect consul when Aurelian was assassinated in A.D. 275. The Senate elected him to be Aurelian's successor, a decision that was ratified by the army. This was a remarkable event, for the army and Senate were frequently at odds about the creation of new emperors in the third century. As it turned out, Tacitus was destined to be the last emperor to be appointed by the Senate. Upon learning of his new, elevated position, Tacitus hurried to Rome, where he promptly instituted reforms to give greater consultative powers to the Senate, deified Aurelian, and executed his murderers. He then marched east to deal with an unruly assortment of Germanic mercenaries that had been assembled by Aurelian for a projected campaign against the Sasanian Persian Empire. With the death of Aurelian the mercenaries no longer had a paymaster and took to plundering towns. Tacitus, together with his brother, Florian, successfully defeated the mercenaries and ended their reign of terror in the East. In celebration of this event, the Senate gave Tacitus the somewhat overblown title Gothicus Maximus. The emperor next prepared to return west to deal with a new invasion of Gaul by the Franks and Alemanni, but before he could do so he was struck down by fever while passing through Tyana in Cappadocia. He died in June A.D. 276, before his promising career as emperor could really take off. Despite his recognition by the army as an able commander, Tacitus appears to have been of a literary bent. He is said to have claimed descent from the famous historian, Gaius Cornelius Tacitus (ca. A.D. 56-120), and made a habit of circulating the author's works, which had largely ceased to be read in the third century. This rare medallion illustrates Tacitus' relationship with the army, commemorating an exhortation made before the battle against the Germanic mercenaries or at the time of his accession. Imperial accessions were a common occasion for a speech before the troops and for the cementing of their loyalty with a distribution of coins and medallic gifts. The reverse belongs to a long tradition of Roman representations of speeches of emperors before the army - the adlocutio scene. It is arranged in typical fashion with the emperor and an assistant standing on a low podium before a group of soldiers. It is tempting to suggest that the second figure on the podium here might be Florian, whom Tacitus had made Praetorian Prefect. In this case, the soldiers probably represent the Praetorian Guard, an important group for any emperor to pacify. Over their long history as imperial bodyguards, the Praetorians developed a disturbing tendency to murder emperors who displeased them. Estimate: 7500 CHF

[King John]

T. Quinctius Flamininus AR Denarius. Rome, 126 BC. Helmeted bust of Roma right; flamen’s cap behind; XVI monogram below chin / The Dioscuri riding right, each holding a couched lance, stars above; Macedonian shield between T-Q below; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505. 3.97g, 20mm, 11h.
Good Extremely Fine. Pleasing old tone; struck on a large flan.
Ex Goodman Collection;
Ex CNG, 1997, lot 1602;
Ex Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC) 33, 1993, Lot 499.
This moneyer T. Quinctius Flaminius was the son of the famous consul of 198 BC of the same name, who defeated Philip V, King of Macedon, at Cynoscephalae in 197; the Macedonian shield is in reference to his father’s victory.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: LA BATTAGLIA DI CINOCEFALE (O CINOSCEFALE)

DA TRECCANI.IT:

CINOSCEFALE, Battaglia di (Κυνὸς κεϕαλαί, Cynoscephălae). - In Tessaglia, a occidente di Fere (Velestino), non lontano dal golfo Pagaseo, si stendono i monti detti Karadaǧ o Mavrovouni, che raggiungono i 725 metri. A occidente li separa dal Dogangidaǧ una regione collinosa, attraverso alla quale passa la strada che da Farsalo conduce a Larissa, regione conosciuta col nome "testa di cane". Qui avvennero due notevoli battaglie, l'una nel 304 a. C., in cui Pelopida cadde combattendo contro Alessandro di Fere, l'altra, molto più importante, nel 197, in cui i Macedoni comandati dal re Filippo V furono disfatti dai Romani comandati dal proconsole T. Quinzio Flaminino. La precisa localizzazione d'entrambe le battaglie è peraltro incerta. Nella seconda i Macedoni disponevano di 25.500 uomini di cui 2000 cavalieri. I Romani avevano una lieve superiorità numerica, fondata principalmente sui loro 2400 cavalieri, di cui una parte notevole Numidi ed Etoli. Le loro forze erano costituite da due legioni e per circa un terzo da alleati greci. Nella primavera del 197 Flaminino mosse da sud verso Fere, che era fedele ai Macedoni. Filippo accorse dal nord e accampò a non grande distanza dai Romani. Poi i due eserciti procedettero entrambi verso occidente, per foraggiare e per fare giornata campale. Filippo marciò in una specie di sella tra il Karadağ settentrionale e il meridionale; Flaminino a sud del Karadağ. Oltrepassato da entrambi gli eserciti il Karadağ, una ricognizione per cui si spinsero l'uno da nord l'altro da sud diede occasione alla battaglia. Sul principio il successo arrise ai Macedoni, che avevano impegnato la cavalleria e parte della fanteria leggiera. Poi alla sua volta Flaminino, uscito con tutte le sue forze a battaglia, respinti i fanti leggieri dei Macedoni, incominciò a salire le alture. Appunto in questo momento Filippo, schierata la sua destra, facendo ripiegare i fuggiaschi sull'estremo fianco destro, attaccò con la falange una delle legioni romane, che procedeva innanzi sotto la guida dello stesso Flaminino, e riuscì a respingerla; ma mentre i Romani ripiegavano in ordine, avvantaggiandosi della tattica manipolare, l'altra legione appoggiata dagli alleati Etoli attaccava la sinistra macedonica, che non era riuscita a compiere il suo spiegamento e la respingeva. Si delineava dunque una parziale vittoria dei Macedoni sulla sinistra romana, dei Romani sulla propria destra. Ma a questo punto, avvantaggiandosi dei progresgi tattici attuati da Scipione nella seconda guerra punica, un ignoto tribuno militare, usando per la prima volta nella storia i manipoli dei principi e dei triarî come vera riserva, li staccò dalla legione che procedeva e li condusse a tergo della falange fino allora vittoriosa di Filippo, decidendo la piena vittoria romana: 8000 Macedoni rimasero sul campo, 5000 furono fatti prigionieri. Dei Romani non perirono che 700, oltre un certo numero di Etoli e di alleati.

Fonti: Polyb., XVIII, 19-27; Liv., XXXIII, 6-10 (tradotto da Polibio); Plut., Flaminin., 7-8; Iustin., XXX, 4; Zonar., XXX, 10 (riassunto di Dione Cassio).

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[Archestrato]

Il 2/6/2018 alle 11:08, King John dice:

Lokri Opuntii AR Triobol, c. 300 BC
Lokris, Lokri Opuntii. AR Triobol (2.76 g), c. 300 BC.
Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right.
Rev. ΛOKPΩN, Ajax advancing right, nude but for crested helmet, brandishing sword and shield; between his legs, monogram YΠO.
BCD Lokris 102; SNG Copenhagen 60.
Dark patina. Good very fine.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: L'ASSEDIO DI TROIA

Buona Domenica,

Per amor di correttezza vorrei far notare che il compilatore del catalogo on line della e-auction 53 di Auctiones per il lotto 24 (la  moneta citata) forse non si è posto il problema di guardarla, la moneta ..

C'è una grave svista nella descrizione del dritto, visti i riferimenti: Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right ... BCD Lokris 102...

 

E povera Demetra (o Persefone?) con la sua testa cinta di elementi vegetali (descritti in genere come corona di grano), con le orecchie adornate di orecchini a triplo pendente ed al collo una collana..

Aggiungerei, altro che Atena elmata, proprio tutt'altro..!

Comunque, il triobolo con testa elmata di Atena e rovescio simile a quello in questione dovrebbe essere il BCD Lokris 104-105.

 

 

Modificato 3 Giugno, 2018 da Archestrato

[King John]

3 ore fa, Archestrato dice:

Buona Domenica,

Per amor di correttezza vorrei far notare che il compilatore del catalogo on line della e-auction 53 di Auctiones per il lotto 24 (la  moneta citata) forse non si è posto il problema di guardarla, la moneta ..

C'è una grave svista nella descrizione del dritto, visti i riferimenti: Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right ... BCD Lokris 102...

 

E povera Demetra (o Persefone?) con la sua testa cinta di elementi vegetali (descritti in genere come corona di grano), con le orecchie adornate di orecchini a triplo pendente ed al collo una collana..

Aggiungerei, altro che Atena elmata, proprio tutt'altro..!

Comunque, il triobolo con testa elmata di Atena e rovescio simile a quello in questione dovrebbe essere il BCD Lokris 104-105.

 

 

Demetra ci aveva messo tre ore per acconciarsi i capelli così ed il compilatore del catalogo ha rovinato tutto ingannando anche tutti noi! Che disdetta...

[King John]

Roman Provincial Coins 
Thrace, Pautalia. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. Æ (30 mm, 18.53 g, 1 h). Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / Apollo Iatrus standing slightly left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff and resting hand on hip; behind Apollo, small figure of Aesculapius standing facing, head left, extending arm toward him. Ruzicka 172; Varbanov 2142. Very rare. Nice original green patina. Nearly extremely fine. The reverse of this rare coin of Caracalla depicts Apollo Iatrus, or Apollo in his guise as a healer (Iatrus literally means ""physician""). Apollo was also the father of Aesculapius by his lover Coronis, who is shown on this coin standing to his side of his father, presenting him with an uncertain object, probably a caduceus. The staff that Apollo Iatrus rests upon is a restorative token of the serpent that entwines it and which has the ability to slough its skin. Although we know that leading up to his eastern expedition Caracalla sought the healing powers of the gods, we do not know from which illness(es) he ailed. In Germany, the emperor visited a shrine of Apollo Grannus (originally a Celtic god of healing associated with thermal and mineral springs), then visited the great shrine and medical complex of Aesculapius as he passed through Pergamum, and finally he sought relief at Alexander's tomb once he reached Alexandria.

ILLUSTRAZIONE: UN MEDICO ROMANO ALL'OPERA.

[eracle62]

Io non amo particolarmente i tondelli di colore giallo..

Ma l'aureo di Aureliano mi ha dovuto per forza far si che lo menzionassi, per quel rovescio che trasmette forza, energia, e movimento...

C'è sempre stata un frase a cui sono sempre stato legato, che me lo richiama per un'attimo, infatti qualche hanno fa mi rappresentava sotto ogni post.

" Quando non c'è energia, non c'è colore, non c'è forma, non c'è vita" 

[King John]

Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 42	Auction date: 6 January 2018
Lot number: 522 Price realized: 1,100 GBP   (Approx. 1,491 USD / 1,235 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
Lot description: Nero Æ Dupondius. Rome, circa AD 64. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, radiate head right / Façade of the Macellum Magnum; MAC AVG above, II (mark of value) in exergue. RIC 184; WCN 203. 14.38g, 29mm, 6h. Very Fine - Good Very Fine. A wonderful architectural reverse type, with an attractive green patina.  Built by Nero in AD 59, the Macellum Magnum on the Caelian Hill was a large market of shops arranged around an indoor courtyard that likely stood on the site now occupied by the church of S. Stefano Rotondo.  Estimate: 900 GBP illustrazione: architetti romani al lavoro