Roman Republic - 60 gold asses - one of the best known specimen
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Object number
AR2152
| Original value: | 60 Asses (LX) |
| Material: | Gold |
| Details: | Diameter: 14 mm, weight: 3.36 gramm. Rome mint, 211 - 208 BC |
| Obverse: | Bearded head of Mars right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with opened eyepiece. Value LX (ligature) below |
| Reverse: | Eagle with spread wings standing right on thunderbolt ROMA below |
| Condition: | Absolutely extremely fine. Uncirculated and perfectly centered piece from a fresh die.
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| Historical information: |
A fundamental coinage reform was undertaken at Rome in 211 BC, after the military successes in the later stages of the Second Punic War. Part of this reform was the introduction of three different gold coins valued at 60, 40 and 20 asses. All of them were of an identical type, showing a bearded head of Mars and an eagle on thunderbolt. The issue of this series was, however, rather short and was stopped again around 208 BC. These early Republican gold coins are generally quite rare, and a real rarity in the offered condition, with this piece being one of the best preserved known specimen.
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| References: | Crawford 44/2; Sydenham 226; Bahrfeldt 4a. A similar piece was sold at the World and Ancient Coins 2013 September auction for US $ 17000 |
| Provenance: | Acquired 2014 from a traditional european auction house. Exported from Italy with permit of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (Nr. 23, 26.11.2013, a copy of the permit is at hand) |
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