211 BCE - 208 BCE | KA ROMA
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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CNG, Electronic Auction 61, 26 March 2003, 93
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Mercury, right.Above, two pellets
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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KA ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. Above, corn-ear
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Sicily (uncertain mint)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Sicily
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Roman Republic
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.106.1 g <br />6,100 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head, left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 270 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Grueber, Herbert A. (1910), Coins of the Roman Republic in the British museum, Trustees of the British Museum Pubs., vol.3, pl.123
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Sear, David R. (2000), Roman coins and their values. Volume 1, The republic and the twelve Caesars : 280 BC - AD 96, Spink, p.532