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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2620761, member: 51347"]I have a bunch of Roman Denarii. However, THESE are from the Social War. They FOUGHT the Romans because they wanted and DESERVED to be Roman. Rome actually LOST the War, because the Marsic Confederation WON all of their demands. Unfortunately they lost the War militarily...</p><p><br /></p><p>For a quick Wiki synopsis:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91–88_BC)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574848[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Marsic Confederation</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Bovianum(?) mint, 89 BC.</p><p>3.93g, 20mm, 3h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia left, VITELIV = ITALIA in Oscan script</p><p>Rev: Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding inverted spear and sword, recumbent bull to right facing; retrograde B in exergue.</p><p>Ref: Campana 122 (same dies); HN Italy 407</p><p>Ex: Eucharius Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574849[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Marsic Confederation</b></p><p>AR Denarius.</p><p>Corfinium mint - renamed Italia by the Confederation (Capital of the Marsic Confederation), 89 BC.</p><p>3.60g, 20mm, 8h</p><p>Obv: Laureate head of Italia right, wearing pearl necklace; ITALIA behind, X (mark of value) below chin</p><p>Rev: Italia, seated left on shields, holding sceptre in right hand and sword in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory who stands behind; retrograde B(?) in exergue.</p><p>Ref: Campana 105 (same obverse die); HN Italy 412a</p><p>Comments: Cleaning marks to rev.</p><p>Very Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574850[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Marsic Confederation</b></p><p>Social War 90-88 BCE</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>19x17.9mm, 3.7g</p><p>Anonymous Issue, Corfinium Mint - renamed Italia by the Confederation (Capital of the Marsic Confederation),</p><p>Obv: Italia head, l, ITALIA behind</p><p>Rev: Oath-taking scene with eight warriors, four on each side, pointing their swords towards a sacrificial pig, which is held by an attendant kneeling at the foot of a standard.</p><p>Comment: The reverse is based on the gold Stater and Half-Stater from the Second Punic War</p><p>Ref: Sear 227; SYD 621</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I MISS [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] , where is he?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 2620761, member: 51347"]I have a bunch of Roman Denarii. However, THESE are from the Social War. They FOUGHT the Romans because they wanted and DESERVED to be Roman. Rome actually LOST the War, because the Marsic Confederation WON all of their demands. Unfortunately they lost the War militarily... For a quick Wiki synopsis: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91%E2%80%9388_BC)']https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_War_(91–88_BC)[/URL] [ATTACH=full]574848[/ATTACH] [B]Marsic Confederation[/B] AR Denarius Bovianum(?) mint, 89 BC. 3.93g, 20mm, 3h Obv: Laureate head of Italia left, VITELIV = ITALIA in Oscan script Rev: Soldier standing facing, head right, foot on uncertain object, holding inverted spear and sword, recumbent bull to right facing; retrograde B in exergue. Ref: Campana 122 (same dies); HN Italy 407 Ex: Eucharius Collection. [ATTACH=full]574849[/ATTACH] [B]Marsic Confederation[/B] AR Denarius. Corfinium mint - renamed Italia by the Confederation (Capital of the Marsic Confederation), 89 BC. 3.60g, 20mm, 8h Obv: Laureate head of Italia right, wearing pearl necklace; ITALIA behind, X (mark of value) below chin Rev: Italia, seated left on shields, holding sceptre in right hand and sword in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory who stands behind; retrograde B(?) in exergue. Ref: Campana 105 (same obverse die); HN Italy 412a Comments: Cleaning marks to rev. Very Rare. [ATTACH=full]574850[/ATTACH] [B]Marsic Confederation[/B] Social War 90-88 BCE AR Denarius 19x17.9mm, 3.7g Anonymous Issue, Corfinium Mint - renamed Italia by the Confederation (Capital of the Marsic Confederation), Obv: Italia head, l, ITALIA behind Rev: Oath-taking scene with eight warriors, four on each side, pointing their swords towards a sacrificial pig, which is held by an attendant kneeling at the foot of a standard. Comment: The reverse is based on the gold Stater and Half-Stater from the Second Punic War Ref: Sear 227; SYD 621 BTW, I MISS [USER=72818]@Mikey Zee[/USER] , where is he?[/QUOTE]
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