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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2456289, member: 51347&quot;][ATTACH=full]514023[/ATTACH]</p><p>Campania, Capua</p><p>AE Semuncia circa 216-211,</p><p>Æ 18.4mm., 4.58g.</p><p>Obv: Bust of Juno r., holding sceptre on shoulder.</p><p>Rev: KAPV (in Oscan) Two xoana draped.</p><p>Ref: SNG ANS 215.</p><p>Ref: Historia Numorum Italy 495.</p><p>Comment: Slighlty double struck obv.</p><p><i>Ex: From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Unusual Diety:&nbsp; Xoanon...&nbsp; from the verb ξέειν, <i>xeein</i>, to carve or scrape [wood] was an Archaic wooden cult image from Ancient Greece. Many such cult images were preserved into historical times, though none have survived to the modern day.&nbsp; This is except where their image was copied in stone or marble, or in the above case this Semuncia from Capua.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>History:&nbsp; The Capua coins from the 2nd Punic War are fairly scarce.&nbsp; Capua was the leading city in Campania, subject to Rome.&nbsp; During the 2nd Punic War Hannibal occupied Capua for several years. He promised their aristocracy that should he win the war with Rome, he would make CAPUA the Capital of Italia and raze Rome.&nbsp; However, Rome WON.&nbsp; Subsequently, Rome recalled as much of the Capuan currency they could find and melted it down so that there were no trace of Hannibal or Capua&#039;s status.&nbsp; </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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