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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2249405, member: 72818&quot;]When I noticed this &#039;obscure&#039; Roman Republic denomination, I couldn&#039;t resist bargaining a &#039;best offer&#039; deal with the seller---especially since I no longer have one example of a &#039;Carthage&#039; or Punic issue left in my current collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those unfamiliar with the type, the VICTORIATUS was a silver coin issued during the Roman Republic from about 221 BC to 170 BC.The obverse featured the bust of Jupiter and the reverse &#039;Victory&#039; (hence its name) placing a wreath upon a trophy with the inscription &#039;ROMA&quot; in exergue. The coin originally weighed about 3.4 grams and the victoriatus was of a more debased silver than the denarius, which was introduced at about the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Second Punic War (of course, there were three), was also referred to as the &#039;The Hannibalic War&#039; and lasted from 218 to 201 BC. It&#039;s generally believed---to a considerable extent--- that the war was initiated by Rome and is marked by Hannibals&#039; surprising overland journey and his crossing of the Alps, followed by his reinforcement by allies and subsequent victories over Roman armies in the Battle of the Trebia and the giant ambush at Trasimene. In the following year (216 BC) Hannibal&#039;s army defeated the Romans again, this time in Italy at Cannae......Eventually, the final showdown was the battle of Zama in Africa between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal resulting in the latter&#039;s defeat and the imposition of harsh peace conditions on Carthage.....</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic, Anonymous moneyer</p><p>Silver Victoriatus, 16 MM, 1.59 grams, Rome Mint, 211-210 BC</p><p>Ref: Anonymous 36i; B.M.C. Italy, 232; Syd. 117: Craw. 103/1</p><p>Laureate head of Jupiter right</p><p>Victory right crowning trophy with laurel wreath; Roma below; MT monogram in field</p><p>[ATTACH=full]444836[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]444838[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]444843[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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