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BRUTTIUM, KAULONIA (CAULONIA) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 525-500 BC
weight 7,40gr. ; silver Ø 30mm.
obv. Naked archaic Apollo advancing right on underground; hair bound with diadem
and falling in three tresses indicated by dots, in his raised right hand he holds a
laurel-branch, extending his left hand, on which daimon is runnung right, in front
stag standing right, looking back, KAVΛ to left
rev. Incuse of the obverse
Kaulonia was founded in the 7th century BC by Achaean Greeks, either by emigres from the homeland or from the nearby city of Kroton. The location, on the underside of Italy′s "toe" on a headland jutting out into the sea, has in the centuries since disappeared beneath the waves, but underwater archaeology has located more than 100 fluted columns and two spectacular mosaics, both depicting dragons, dating to the 5th-4th centuries BC. The columns were likely for a large shrine to Apollo, the deity depicted on the city′s beautiful and intriguing coinage. On this magnificent piece, Apollo′s entire nude body is shown in refined Archaic form, striding to right, with a small winged daimon on his left arm; to his right stands a stag, sacred to both Apollo and his sister Artemis. The unusual fabric of this piece follows a style peculiar to Greek southern Italy in the archaic period: A broad, thin flan, obverse depicted in relief, the reverse repeating the obverse motif but in negative relief, or incuse, and reversed. Creating such coins required a high degree of technical skill and quality control. The reasons for the popularity of this fabric are poorly understood; some scholars have postulated a connection to the mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras, who was active in Italy during this period and taught a creed which stressed the duality of mankind′s nature and all existence.
BMC 9 ; SNG.Copenhagen 1698 ; Historia Numorum Italy, 2035 ;
SNG.ANS.141-152 ; McClean 1588-1591 ; Babelon, Traité Pl.LXX,14-15 ;
SNG.München 1396 ; cf. Sear 252 ; HGC 1, no. 1416 R
(cf. Ars Classica, Auction 52,no.46 xf CHF 32.000 + 15%)
Very minor traces of oxidation. Attractive archaic style. Rare.
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BRUTTIUM, KAULONIA (CAULONIA) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 475-470 BC
weight 7,41gr. ; silver Ø 21mm.
obv. Naked archaic Apollo advancing right on underground; hair bound with
diadem and falling in three tresses indicated by dots, in his raised right hand
he holds a laurel-branch, extending his left hand, on which daimon is runnung
right, in front stag standing right, looking back, KAV (retrograde) to left
rev. Incuse of the obverse
It concers here a transitional type minted on small and thick planchets.
Very rare.
BMC - ; SNG.Copenhagen 1700 ; Historia Numorum Italy, 2043var.;
cf. SNG.ANS.159 ; Noe, C.31,61 ; McClean 1594var. ;
SNG.München- (cf. 1400 ; Sear- (cf.252) ; HGC 1, no. 1418var. (R2) RR
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BRUTTIUM, KAULONIA (CAULONIA) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 475-425 BC
weight 8,03gr. ; silver Ø 18mm.
obv. Naked Apollo walking right, holding laurelbranch in right hand
and bearing on his left arm a small Daimon running right; before a stag
standing right with head turned back, KAVΛ (retrograde) on left
rev. Stag standing right, before laurel-leaf, KVΛ left above
BMC- ; SNG.Copenhagen- ; SNG.ANS.-; McClean- ; SNG.Delepierre- ;
SNG.München- ; Historia Numorum, Italy- (cf. 2046) ;
HGC 1, 1419 ; Sear- (cf.462) RRR
Wonderful coin, perfectly centred and with attractive toning. Extremely rare.
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BRUTTIUM, KAULONIA (CAULONIA) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 420-410 BC
weight 7,93gr. ; silver Ø 22mm.
obv. Apollo, nude, his hair bound with a taenia, advancing to right,
with a laurel branch in his upraised right hand and a stag on statue
basis to his right, to left KAYΛΩNIATAΣ
rev. Stag standing to left; to right, ivy leaf.
cf. NAC, auction 123, lot 91 (in good vf ; SFR 1.900 + 23%)
BMC 34 ; cf. SNG.Copenhagen 1722 ; SNG.ANS.206 ; McClean 1619 ;
Noe 132f ; SNG.München 1410 ; cf. Historia Numorum, Italy 2058 ;
Sear- ; SNG Lockett 589 ; HGC 1, no.1421 (R2) R
Wonderful coin with attractive tone. Rare.
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BRUTTIUM, KROTON (CROTON) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 400-325 BC
weight 7,09gr. ; silver Ø 21,5mm.
obv. Head of Apollo facing to right, his hair long and flowing,
wearing a laurel-wreath and a necklace with a lion′s head ornament.
rev. The naked infant Herakles seated facing on sushions,
strangling two serpents which he holds in each hand
On the night that Herakles was to be born, Hera, knowing of her husband Zeus his adultery with the mortal Alkmene, persuaded Zeus to swear an oath that the child born that night to a member of the House of Perseus would be High King. Hera did this knowing that while Herakles was to be born a descendant of Perseus, so too was Eurystheos, son of Sthenelos. Once the oath was sworn, Hera hurried to Alkmene her dwelling and slowed the birth of Herakles by forcing Ilithyia, goddess of childbirth, to sit crosslegged with her clothing tied in knots, thereby causing Herakles to be trapped in the womb. Meanwhile, Hera caused Eurystheos to be born prematurely, making him High King in place of Herakles. She would have permanently delayed the birth of Herakles had she not been foiled by Galanthis, servant of Alkmene, who lied to Ilithyia, saying that Alkmene had already delivered the baby. Upon hearing this, she jumped in surprise, untying the knots and thus allowing Alkmene to give birth to Herakles. Having failed to prevent his birth, Hera sent two serpents to kill the baby Herakles as he lay in his cot. While his twin brother Iphikles screamed in terror, Herakles throttled the snakes, one in each hand, and was found by his nurse playing with their limp bodies as if they were toys.
The reverse motif is iconographically based on the symbolism of the Asia Minor cities of Ephesus, Byzantium, Cyzicus, Samos, Knidos and Iasos from the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC. However, a closer look reveals clear stylistic and compositional differences. While the Asia Minor coin depicts the boy Heracles flatly unfolded, comparatively passive, with arms surrounded by snakes, the Crotonian work gains significant depth due to the right leg bent forward. The dynamics of the event and the strength of the child hero are emphasized by the fact that the hero bravely looks one of the attacking snakes in the eye and grabs both of them by the collar at the same time, while pushing their bodies apart with strong arms. These compositional advances not only reflect a different artist′s hand, but also a difference in time, which is also confirmed by the obverse, which is obviously stylistically later. There is therefore probably no direct temporal connection with the influences of Asia Minor.
The reverse type of this coin is symbolic of the struggle of several South Italian cities against the tyrant Dionysios I. Highly interesting and very rare cointype.
cf. The new York Sale XVII, lot 117 (in vf : USD 8.500 + 15%)
cf. Künker Auktion 367, lot 7039 (in vf: € 10.000 + 25%)
cf. Gorny & Mosch, Auktion 297, Lot 1033 (in vf with light scratches: 13.000 + 23%)
Jameson 434 ; SNG.ANS.387 ; SNG.München 1460 ;
SNG.Lloyd 617 ; Boston 191 ; Historia Numorum, Italy 2157 RR
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BRUTTIUM, KROTON (CROTON) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, 380-340 BC
weight 7,79gr. ; silver Ø 22mm.
obv. Head of Hera Lakinia facing three-quarter to right, wearing
stephanos decorated with palmette flanked by two grifffins, Δ on left
rev. Naked Herakles reclining left on rock covered with lion′s skin,
holding wine-cup in extended right hand over tripod altar, MΔ,
club and bow in field left above , KPOTΩ on left
The obverse of this coin has been obviously derived
from Kimon′s Arethusa head at Syracuse.
BMC 90 ; SNG.Copenhagen 800 ; SNG.ANS.382 ; SNG.München 1458 ;
Historia Numorum, Italy 2164 ; McClean 1710 ; SNG.Delepierre- (cf. 472) ;
cf. Sear 474 (ex. Auktion Ars Classica 4, Genève 1922, no.165) R
(cf. Auction Ars Classica 82, 20 May 2015, no.29 ; xf- CHF 7000 + 19%)
Rare coin of attractive classical style.
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BRUTTIUM, KROTON (CROTON) - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 370 BC
weight 7,65gr. ; silver Ø 21mm.
obv. Head of Hera Lakinia facing three-quarter to right,
wearing stephanos decorated with palmettes
rev. Naked Herakles reclining left on rock covered with lion′s skin,
holding wine-cup in extended right hand and club in left hand,
bow in right below, KPOTΩNIATAN on left
The obverse of this coin has been obviously derived
from Kimon′s Arethusa head at Syracuse.
BMC 92 ; SNG.Copenhagen - (cf. 802) ; SNG.ANS.374 ; cf. Attianese 135 ;
Sear- (cf.474) ; cf. SNG.München 1457 ; Historia Numorum, Italy 2167 ;
McClean 1711 ; SNG.Delepierre- RR
(cf. Auction Numismatica Genevensis SA, auction 7, lot 13; xf- CHF 80.000 + 17,5%)
Very minor roughness on the obverse. Masterpiece of the best classical style. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, LOKROI EPIZEPHYRIOI - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 350-300 BC
weight 7,41gr. ; silver Ø 20mm.
obv. Bearded and laureate head of Zeus right, before; Λ O K ( P Ω N )
rev. Eagle flying left, clutching dead hare in talons, above, thunderbolt
Epizephyrian Locris was founded about 680 BC on the Italian shore of the Ionian Sea, near modern Capo Zefirio, by the Locrians, apparently by Opuntii (East Locrians) from the city of Opus, but including Ozolae (West Locrians) and Lacedaemonians. Its Latin name, Locri, is the plural of the Latin Locrus, which was used both to mean an inhabitant of Locris and the eponymous ancestor of the Locrians. Strabo suggests that it was the Ozolae who were the main founders. In the early centuries Locris was allied with Sparta, and later with Syracuse. It founded two colonies of its own, Hipponion and Medma. During the Pyrrhic Wars (280-275 BC) fought between Pyrrhus of Epirus and Rome, Locris accepted a Roman garrison and fought against the Epirote king. However, the city changed sides numerous times during the war. Bronze tablets from the treasury of its Olympeum, a temple to Zeus, record payments to a ′king′, generally thought to be Pyrrhus. Despite this, Pyrrhus plundered the temple of Persephone at Locris before his return to Epirus, an event which would live on in the memory of the Greeks of Italy. At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by ′Pistis′, a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold.
cf. MDC Monaco, auction 17, Lot 9 (in about xf with some edge damage: € 11.000 + 24%)
- an amazing Zeus portrait -
BMC - (cf. 13) ; SNG.Copenhagen 1862var. ; SNG.ANS.526var. ;
McClean 1802var. ; Historia Numorum 2324 ; Sear- (cf. 487) ;
SNG.Delepierre 9 (cf. 486-487) ; SNG.Ashmolean 1561 ;
SNG.Tübingen - (cf. 528) ; HGC 1, no.1565 RR
Very attractive coin of wonderful classical style. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, RHEGION - AR Tetradrachm, circa 415-400 BC
weight 17,18gr. ; silver Ø 22mm.
obv. Scalp of Nemean lion facing
rev. Laureate head of Apollo right; behind, two olive leaves,
PHΓINON in front.
According to tradition, Delphian Apollo advised the citizens of Chalcidice to found Rhegium in the 8th Century BC In the early 5th Century BC, it was colonized by Peloponnesian Messenia. The lion on the obverse may refer to the Nemean lion slain by Heracles, a nod to the Messenian component of the Regium population.
This particular issue – which is to be assigned to the period 415-400 BC – certainly represents the best example among a series which is almost entirely composed of dies of outstanding quality. As a matter of fact, the classical ideal of beauty reaches here its most accomplished results and places this work among the great masterpieces of Greek art by creating an image of Apollo which is generally considered as one of the best in the entire history of art thanks to the wonderful expressiveness of the young god as well as the extremely delicate rendering of his head′s profile, in perfect contrast to the powerful image on the obverse – the lion – shown by means of such a relief which amazingly emphasizes the sculptural effect of the huge lion′s head (as a matter of fact, sculpture first enters the art of coinage with the series of Rhegium).
Very rare. A masterpiece of Classical coinage.
cf. Classica, auction 59, lot.512 (good vf with little scratch CHF 60.000 + 17,5%)
BMC 24 ; SNG Fitzwilliam 850 ; SNG.Copenhagen 1933 ;
cf. SNG.München 1583 ; SNG.ANS.658 ; McClean 1871 ;
Kraay-Hirmer 288 ; Historia Numorum Italy 2496 ;
Herzfelder 95d (this coin ; Hirsch XXXII, 14) ; cf. Ward 122 ;
cf. Numismatica Ars RR
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BRUTTIUM, TERINA - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 420-400 BC
weight 7,65gr. ; silver Ø 18mm.
obv. Head of nymph Terina left, hair rolled and bound with
ampyx and sphendone, Π behind neck, TEPINAIΩN before
rev. Winged Nikè seated left on cippus, holding wreath in right hand,
on which bird perches, her left hand resting on cippus, Π in lower right field
The coins of Terina are famous for their elegance and beauty of style.
Also this coin shows this, and is a fine piece of Greek art.......
In the fifth century BC the Greek cities Croton and Locri, both located on the Ionian Sea, vied for the control of ports on the Tyrrhenian Sea. These ports were important for conducting trade. Locri had founded the cities Medma and Hipponium there and had assumed control of Metauros. Temesa lay north of Hipponium and had close relations with Croton, which may have been its mother city. Temesa was valuable because of its copper mines and its trade with the north. Locri conquered Temesa at some time in the first half of the fifth century BC, probably in the 480s or 470s. Croton was disadvantaged by the loss and founded Terina at this time to compensate. Terina′s foundation is dated to 480–470 BC. It started minting its own coins sometime after 480 BC, which indicates that it soon became independent from its mother city.
Terina became a prosperous city and protected the route from the Tyrrhenian Sea to Croton. Later in the second half of the fifth century BC Terina was attacked by Thurii, after that city′s foundation in 444/3 BC. Thurii wanted to capture Terina because the city was closely connected with Croton, Thurii′s enemy. The Spartan general Cleandridas who led the Thurian army planned a surprise attack, but this failed when his army was discovered. He retreated after ravaging the city′s countryside.
When the Bruttians arose as a new ethnic group in Lucania in 356/5 BC their first target was Terina, which they besieged and plundered. When Alexander of Epirus arrived in Southern Italy in approximately 333 BC he took the city from the Bruttians. He did not possess it for long because he was defeated by a combined army of Bruttians and Lucanians at the Battle of Pandosia in 331 BC. At some later point Terina became a Roman possession.It was ultimately destroyed in the Second Punic War by Hannibal because he could not defend the city during his stay in Bruttium. The city was rebuilt at some point because it is mentioned again by Pliny the Elder.
cf. NAC 138, lot 44 (in vf+ ; SFR 12.000 + 22,5%)
SNG.Copenhagen 2010 ; Regling 63 ; SNG.München 1736 ; SNG.ANS.- ;
Historia Numorum, Italy 2616 ; McClean- ; Holloway-Jenkins 61 ;
Jameson collection 482 ; HGC 1, no.1749 (R2) RR
Coin of wonderful classical style. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, TERINA - AR Nomos or tridrachm, circa 400-356 BC
weight 7,75gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.
obv. Female head (nymph Terina) right, her hair in bound in an ampyx
above the forehead and caught up in a sprangled sphendone behind,
decorated stars at rear, in front ; TEPINAIΩN
rev. Winged Nikè, in chiton and cloak, seated to the left on kippos,
she holds a wreath or fillet in her right hand, resting her left on the
corner of the kippos
In the fifth century BC the Greek cities Kroton and Locri, both located on the Ionian Sea, vied for the control of ports on the Tyrrhenian Sea. These ports were important for conducting trade. Locri had founded the cities Medma and Hipponium there and had assumed control of Metauros. Temesa lay north of Hipponium and had close relations with Croton, which may have been its mother city. Temesa was valuable because of its copper mines and its trade with the north. Locri conquered Temesa at some time in the first half of the fifth century BC, probably in the 480s or 470s. Kroton was disadvantaged by the loss and founded Terina at this time to compensate. Terina′s foundation is dated to 480–470 BC. It started minting its own coins sometime after 480 BC, which indicates that it soon became independent from its mother city.
Terina became a prosperous city and protected the route from the Tyrrhenian Sea to Kroton. Later in the second half of the fifth century BC Terina was attacked by Thurii, after that city′s foundation in 444/3 BC. Thurii wanted to capture Terina because the city was closely connected with Kroton, Thurii′s enemy. The Spartan general Kleandridas who led the Thurian army planned a surprise attack, but this failed when his army was discovered. He retreated after ravaging the city′s countryside.
When the Bruttians arose as a new ethnic group in Lucania in 356/5 BC their first target was Terina, which they besieged and plundered. When Alexander of Epirus arrived in Southern Italy in approximately 333 BC he took the city from the Bruttians. He did not possess it for long because he was defeated by a combined army of Bruttians and Lucanians at the Battle of Pandosia in 331 BC. At some later point Terina became a Roman possession. It was ultimately destroyed in the Second Punic War by Hannibal because he could not defend the city during his stay in Bruttium. The city was rebuilt at some point because it is mentioned again by Pliny the Elder.
♦ The coins of Terina are famous for their elegance and beauty of style ♦
cf. BMC 11 ; Sear- ; HGC 1, 1754 (R2) ; McClean - ;
Weber collection - ; Rutter, Historia Numorum, Italy 2627 ;
SNG.Delepierre - ; Regling 76 ; SNG.ANS.850 ; Pozzi - ;
SNG.Copenhagen - ; SNG.Tübingen - ; SNG.München 1738var.
Jameson collection 490 ; Gulbenkian collection 153 RR
Coin of wonderful classical style. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, TERINA - AR 1/6 Nomos or triobol, 400-356 BC
weight 1,03gr. ; silver Ø 11mm.
obv. Head of nymph terina right, hair rolled, wearing spendone,
TE behind neck
rev. Winged Nikè seated left on square Kippos, holding bird in right right,
TEPI to left
BMC- ; SNG.Copenhagen 2019var. ; SNG.ANS.879var. ; McClean- ;
SNG.München- ; Historia Numorum, Italy 2632 ; HGC 1, no. 1771 (R2) RR
Attractive toning. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, TERINA - AR 1/6 Nomos or triobol, 400-356 BC
weight 1,08gr. ; silver Ø 11mm.
obv. Head of nymph terina right, hair rolled, wearing spendone,
rev. Winged Nikè seated left on square Kippos, holding wreath in right right,
TEPI to left
BMC- (cf. 33) ; SNG.Copenhagen 2021var. ; SNG.ANS.881var. ; McClean- ;
SNG.München- ; Historia Numorum, Italy 2632 ; HGC 1, no. 1771 (R2) RR
very minor traces of oxidation. Wonderful style. Very rare.
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BRUTTIUM, TERINA - AR 1/3 Nomos or drachm, circa 299-289 BC
weight 1,95gr. ; silver Ø 15mm.
obv. Head of nymph terina right wearing earring and necklace,
hair rolled and very wavy, TEPINAIΩN before, triskeles behind
rev. Winged Nikè, wearing long chiton and peplon over knees,
seated left on square Kippos, holding caduceus in right hand
On this drachm we see a triskeles, the emblem of Sicily often used by the Syracusan tyrant, Agathokles (317-289 BC). These drachms were probably struck in connection with his south Italian conquest in the early third century BC.
The portrait of the nymph Terina is clearly a derivative of the portrait
of Arethusa, depicted on the decadrachm by the artist Euainetos (Syracuse)
BMC- (cf. 50) ; SNG.Copenhagen 2031 ; SNG.ANS.866 ;
McClean- (cf. 1979) ; SNG.München 1749 ; cf. Holloway-Jenkins 207 ;
Historia Numorum, Italy 2641 ; cf. Sear 510 ; HGC 1, no. 1766 R
Wonderful classical style. Rare.
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AR Drachm, circa 216-215 BC
weight 4,83gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
obv. Bust of winged Nikè right, wearing broad diadem, necklace,
and earring with pendant, her hair bound behind with a fillet,
behind head plough left
rev. Naked figure of youthful river-god, horned, standing facing,
crowning himself with right hand, and holding a long scepter in left,
drapery hanging over his left arm, Thymiaterion (incense-altar) in
field to right, in field to left the ethnic; BPETTIΩN
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Romeafter his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
A thymiaterion is an ancient censer or incense burner, used by the Greeks, Etruscans, and others for burning aromatic plants, resins, and incense. Derived from the Greek word "thymiaein" (to smoke), it was a vessel used in various religious and social rituals, including those in temples, private homes, and at events like symposia and weddings. These objects varied in shape and size, and were made from materials like bronze and terracotta. The thymiaterion was was widely used in the Mediterranean from at least the 7th century BC to the 4th century AD.
♦ In an exceptionnal condition for the issue ♦
Perfectly struck on a large flan and with a delicate tone.
cf. NAC, auction 96, Zürich 6 October 2016, Lot 1009 (in xf : CHF 4.500 + 20%)
BMC 24 ; cf. SNG.Copenhagen 1618-1620 ; cf. SNG.München 1240 ;
Scheu, NC (1961), S.17 ; SNG.Tübingen 491var. ; McClean 1502 ;
HGC 1, 1356 (R3) ; Arslan, Brettii, AR 59/75 ; Weber collection 956 ;
SNG.Delepierre 429var. ; Sear 514 ; cf. SNG.ANS.19-20 ;
Historia Numorum Italy, 1960
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE ¼ unit (¼ drachm) or trihemiobol, circa 216-203 BC
weight 2,96gr. ; bronze Ø 17mm.
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
obv. Head of marine goddess (Amphitrite or Thetis) left, wearing head-dress
formed of a crab′s shell, the legs standing out above and below, snake bebind head
rev. Crab, BPET above, TIΩN below
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Rome after his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
cf. CNG.Auction 69, lot 56 (described there as quartuncia, in vf+ sold for 935 USD + 15%)
BMC 106 ; SNG.Copenhagen 1690 ; SNG.München 1255 ;
cf. Scheu, NC (1961), 29 ; McClean- (cf.1576-1581) ;
SNG.ANS.10; Historia Numorum Italy, 1944 ;
Pfeiler Pl.I, 8 ; SNG.Tübingen 490 ; HGC 1, 1374 R
Minor weakness. Dark patina. Rare.
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE ½ unit (½ drachm), circa 214-211 BC
weight 2,85gr. ; bronze Ø 16mm.
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
This cointype is also described as a reduced semuncia.
obv. Head of Nikè left, wearing necklace and earring, the hair bound with broad diadem
and tied behind with a fillet having fallen ends, ear of barley behind NIKA (off-flan)
rev. Naked Zeus advancing right, grasping thunderbolt in raised right hand
and sceptre in extended left hand, corcucopiae before, BPETTIΩN behind
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Rome after his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
BMC 96 ; cf. SNG.Copenhagen 1681 ; SNG.München 1293 ;
Scheu, NC (1961), 25 ; cf. McClean 1565 ; SNG.ANS.60 ;
Historia Numorum Italy, 1982 ; Sear 705 ; HGC 1, 1371
dark green patina
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE Double unit (didrachm), circa 211-208 BC
weight 14,80gr. ; bronze Ø 25mm.
obv. Head of Ares left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet on
which griffin is running to the left, thunderbolt below neck
rev. Hera Hoplosima, head facing, wearing crested helmet and long
chiton with diploidion, running right, holding shield with both
hands and spear under her left arm, bunch of grapes in lower
right field, behind her the ethnic; BPETTIΩN
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
The figure on the reverse is also described in some publications as Bellona or Athena.
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Romeafter his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
cf. Bertolami Fine Art, Auction 8, Rome 3 February 2014, Lot 54 (in xf- : € 2.400 + 20%)
BMC- (vgl.48-56) ; SNG.Copenhagen- (cf. 1631) ; McClean 1513 ;
SNG.München 1321 ; Scheu 38 ; SNG.ANS.95 ; HGC 1, 1987 ;
cf. Weber collection 963-964 ; SNG.Tübingen - (cf. 498) ;
Numista 186299
Weakly struck at some parts, otherwise very attractive specimen
with dark green patina.
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE Unit (drachm), circa 211-208 BC
weight 7,75gr. ; bronze Ø 20mm.
obv. Laureate head of Zeus right, scepter (or thyrsos ?) behind
rev. Eagle with spead wings standing left on thunderbolt,
insect (ant ?) at inner left field, BRET at field to right,
TIΩN at outer left field
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Romeafter his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
This coin type, with these symbols, seems to be unpublished
in the standard reference literature. Extremely rare as such.
BMC - (cf. 83-91) ; SNG.Copenhagen - (cf. 1663-1672) ;
SNG.München - (cf. 1274-1291) ; McClean - (cf. 1538-1551) ;
SNG.ANS.- (cf. 44-59) ; Sear - (cf. 704) ; SNG.Tübingen - (cf. 495) ;
Historia Numorum Italy - (cf. 1978-1981) ; Weber collection - (cf. 970) ;
Numista - (cf. 429291) ; cf. HGC 1, 1366 RRR
attractive specimen with dark patina
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE Unit (drachm), circa 211-208 BC
weight 8,36gr. ; bronze Ø 22mm.
obv. Laureate head of Zeus right, thunderbolt behind
rev. Naked warrior (Bellona) advancing right, with shield,
helmet and spear, bucranium in field right below,
behind him the ethnic; BPETTIΩN
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Romeafter his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
BMC 71 ; SNG.Copenhagen 1658 ; SNG.München 1333 ;
Scheu, NC (1961), 45 ; McClean 1537 ; SNG.ANS.107 ;
Historia Numorum Italy, 1988 ; SNG.Tübingen - (cf. 499-500) ;
Weber collection - (cf. 971) ; Numista 429294 ; HGC 1, 1367 R
attractive specimen with dark brown patina
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BRUTTIUM - THE BRETTII - AE ½ unit (½ drachm), circa 211-208 BC
weight 4,35gr. ; Ø 16mm.
obv. Head of Nikè left, wearing earring and necklace,
the hair bound with broad diadem and tied with a fillet behind
rev. Zeus, naked, in galloping biga right, hurling thunderbolt
in right hand, holding staff and reins in left, plough below,
in exergue the ethnic; BPETTIΩN
Minted during the Second Punic War, as ally of Hannibal.
The Bretii emerged as a separate ethnic entity in the middle of the fourth century and by the 280s BC controlled virtually all southern Italy south of the Laus-Thurium line; only Rhegion, Locri and Kroton held out. It is in this period of Brettian control that the mints of Consentia, Medma and Hipponium produced thein coinages. The Brettii joined Pyrrhus of Epirus and lost much land to Romeafter his defeat. During the Second Punic War the Brettii joined Hannibal after his victory at Cannae in 216 BC, and provided him in due course with his last base. They produced the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies, before 203.
BMC 103var. ; SNG.Copenhagen 1689 ; SNG.ANS.138 ;
Scheu 128-129 ; HGC 1, 1372var. ; McClean 1575 ;
Weber collection 975 ; SNG.Tübingen - ; SNG.München 1354 ;
Historia Numorum, Italy 1997
minor weaknesses
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