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In 321 B.C., the Roman army was deceived into thinking Luceria was under siege by the Samnites. Hurrying to relieve their allies the army walked into an ambush and were defeated at the famous Battle of the Caudine Forks. The Samnites occupied Luceria but were thrown out after a revolt. The city sought Roman protection and in 320 B.C. was granted the status of Colonia Togata, which meant it was ruled by the Roman Senate. In order to strengthen the ties between the two cities, 2,500 Romans moved to Luceria. From then on, Luceria was known as a steadfast supporter of Rome.SH92202. Aes grave (cast) teruncias, Thurlow-Vecchi 283; Sydenham Aes Grave 140; Haeberlin pl. 71, 21; HN Italy 677c; Vecchi ICC 347; SNG Cop 652, F, dark green patina, minor roughness, weight 28.866 g, maximum diameter 28.1 mm, Luceria mint, c. 217 - 212 B.C.; obverse star of eight rays around a central pellet, all on a convex disk; reverse dolphin right, three pellets (mark of value) above, L below, all on a convex disk; ex CNG e-auction 233 (26 May 2010), lot 51; ex CNG auction XXIV (9 Dec 1992), lot 120; ex Fred V. Fowler Collection; ex Stack's auction (1969), lot 288; SOLD
Thermae Himerenses, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 252 - 133 B.C.
In 409 B.C., the Carthaginians under the command of Hannibal, conquered Himera, crucified three hundred of its leading men and obliterated the town. The site has been desolate ever since. The few surviving Greeks were settled by the Carthaginians eleven kilometers west of Himera at Thermae Himeraeae (Termini Imerese today). Thermae was taken by the Romans during the First Punic War. GB35580. Bronze AE 20, Calciati I p. 120, 20/1; SNG ANS 193; SNG Cop 324; SNG Munchen 374; SNG Morcom 604; BMC Sicily p. 84, 7; HGC 2 1622 (R3); SGCV I 1114, Choice gVF, weight 6.905 g, maximum diameter 19.8 mm, die axis 0o, Thermai Himeraiai (Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy) mint, c. 252 - 133 B.C.; obverse bearded bust of Herakles right, wearing lion skin, club at shoulder; reverse ΘEPMITAN, turreted female figure standing left, wearing chiton and peplos, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; beautiful patina, ex CNG, much nicer than any of the 15 examples in Calciati!; very rare; SOLD
Melita (Mdina, Malta), Under Roman Rule, c. 160 - 140 B.C.
Uncia and quadrans from the same series are list in Calciati under Panormous. Munzen & Medaillen attributed it to Alaisa. RPC says Sardina and even Africa cannot be ruled out.GB63617. Bronze sextans, RPC I p. 180, 3; Calciati -; SNG ANS -, Fine, weight 4.883 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 0o, Melita(?) mint, obverse laureate head of Apollo (or Isis) left with three curly locks; reverse three heads of grain, Q (quaestor?) above, two pellets left; ex Munzen & Medaillen; extremely rare; SOLD
Melita (Mdina, Malta), Under Roman Rule, c. 180 - 170 B.C.
The letters aleph, nun, nun, are commonly taken to indicate the Punic and pre-Roman name of Malta, GHONAN, which means ship, an allusion to the fact that the tiny Maltese islands, seen from afar would look like a number of ships in the center of the sea.GB63618. Bronze triens, Calciati III p. 353, 6; Coleiro 7; SNG Evelpidis 740; SNG Dreer 604; SNG Cop VIII 461, aF, green patina, obverse off center, corrosion, weight 2.610 g, maximum diameter 16.1 mm, die axis 0o, Melita (Mdina, Malta) mint, c. 180 - 170 B.C.; obverse diademed and veiled female head right; reverse tripod lebes with three loop handles and lion paws feet, Phoenician letters aleph nun nun upwards on left and again downward on right; rare; SOLD
Melita (Mdina, Malta), Under Roman Rule, c. 44 - 36 B.C., Propraetor C. Arruntanus Balbus
During the early Roman occupation, Melite had the status of a foederata civitas like other cities in Sicilia such as Messana (modern Messina) and Tauromenium (modern Taormina). Its inhabitants were regarded as socii and not as conquered people, so they retained their laws and had the right to mint their own coins. Although the Latin language and Roman religion were introduced, Punic culture and language survived in Malta until at least the 1st century A.D. Eventually, Melite was given the status of municipium, being granted the same rights as other Roman cities.RP19598. Bronze semis, Calciati III p. 356, 14; RPC I 672; Coleiro 10; SNG Cop 473; SNG Evelpidis I 750; SNG Dreer 610; SNG Morcom -, F, weight 5.035 g, maximum diameter 22.1 mm, die axis 270o, Melita (Mdina, Malta) mint, c. 44 - 36 B.C.; obverse MEΛITAIΩN, veiled and draped female bust left, wearing stephane; reverse C ARRVNTANVS BALB PROPR, curule chair; rare; SOLD
Sicily, Syracuse, Roman Rule, c. 212 - 133 B.C.
RP82569. Bronze AE 22, Calciati II p. 426, 228 Ds 30; SNG Cop 902, VF, weight 5.855 g, maximum diameter 22.3 mm, die axis 0o, Syracuse mint, obverse laureate head of Zeus right; reverse ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, Nike driving biga right; scarce; SOLD
Kephaloidion, Sicily, 200 - 90 B.C.
Kephaloidoion, on Cape Cefalu, was under the influence of nearby Himera until c. 405 B.C. In 396 B.C., the town allied with General Himilco of Carthage against Dionysos of Syracuse but was defeated. Agathocles besieged and conquered the city in 307 B.C. Kephaloidion was again allied with Carthage at the beginning of the First Punic War but the citizens opened the gates when the Roman fleet appeared off the shore in 254 B.C. The city faded but survived at least into the second century A.D.GI93806. Bronze onkia, Calciati I p. 373, 9; SNG Cop 233; BMC Sicily p. 58, 5; HGC 2 655 (R2); SNG ANS -, VF, reverse slightly rough and off center, weight 1.519 g, maximum diameter 13.0 mm, die axis 0o, Kephaloidion mint, Roman rule, 200 - 90 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Hermes right, wearing winged petasos, kerykeion over shoulder; reverse winged kerykeion, KE-ΦΛ divided low across field; from the Errett Bishop Collection; very rare; SOLD
Syracuse, Sicily, Roman Rule, c. 204 - 133 B.C.
Overcoming formidable resistance and the ingenious devices of Archimedes, the Roman General Marcus Claudius Marcellus took Syracuse in the summer of 212 B.C. Archimedes was killed during the attack. The plundered artworks taken back to Rome from Syracuse lit the initial spark of Greek influence on Roman culture.RP67671. Bronze AE 21, Calciati II p. 430, 233; SNG Cop 910; SNG ANS 1087, gF, well centered, nice green patina, weight 6.410 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 180o, Syracuse mint, c. 204 - 133 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Ares right; reverse ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, Nike, facing, wings spread, preparing to sacrifice bull prostate below; SOLD
Katane, Sicily, c. 186 - 70 B.C.
For rescuing their aged parents from an eruption of Mt. Etna, the Romans idolized the Katanean brothers as the embodiment of the Roman virtue pietas.GI75646. Bronze AE 21, Calciati III p. 98, 10; SNG ANS 1285; SNG Cop 196; SNG Munchen 454; BMC Sicily p. 52, 72; HGC 2 626 (R2), aVF, weak reverse center, porous, weight 6.881 g, maximum diameter 21.0 mm, die axis 180o, Katane (Catania, Sicily, Italy) mint, Roman rule, c. 186 - 70 B.C.; obverse head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, ΛAΣIO (magistrate) above, monogram (ΩΣI?) behind; reverse KATANΩN, the Katanean brothers, Amphinomos and Anapias, carrying their aged parents, saving them from an eruption of Mt. Etna; ex CNG; very rare; SOLD
Messana, Sicily, The Mamertini, 220 - 200 B.C.
Mamertini or "Children of Mars" were a band of Campanian (or Samnite) mercenaries who, about 289 B.C., seized Messana at the north-east corner of Sicily, after having been hired by Agathocles to defend it. The Mamertines held Messana for over 20 years, converting it from a town of farmers and traders to a raiding base for pirates on land and sea. In 265 B.C., after Hiero of Syracuse had defeated them and besieged Messana, the Mamertines appealed to Carthage for aid. Soon after they appealed to Rome to rid them of the Carthaginians. The Mamertini then disappear from history, except even centuries later the inhabitants of Messana were called Mamertines. "Mamertine wine" from the vineyards of north-eastern tip of Sicily was the favorite of Julius Caesar and he made it popular after serving it at a feast to celebrate his third consulship.GB114421. Bronze dichalkon, Särström Series XVII, Group A, 365-370; Calciati I 44; SNG ANS 452; Carbone RBW 1434; SNG Cop. 466; Hunterian I 32; HGC 2 857; BMC Sicily -, VF, green patina, earthen encrustation, rev. slightly off-center, XII bold, weight 7.394 g, maximum diameter 23.2 mm, die axis 180o, Messana (Messina, Sicily, Italy) mint, c. 220 - 200 B.C.; obverse Head of young Heracles right, wearing a lion’s skin; reverse MAMEPTINΩN (mostly obscured), Artemis running right, bow and quiver over shoulder, gripping long lighted torch with both hands, hound running behind alongside her; XII (mark of value) in right field; SOLD
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