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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3216219, member: 51347&quot;]Nice Denarius [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>And like [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] , I have what is believed to be a portrait of Scipio in his younger years after he captured Carthago Nova.&nbsp; This is BEFORE he was Africanus, and honor bestowed AFTER he defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BCE.&nbsp; This portrait really does not resemble the bust above.&nbsp; However, did YOU look like a your man in your twenties as you have aged into later years?&nbsp;&nbsp; If this is a true portrait, this would be the first living Roman on a coin.&nbsp; Although, it was minted far from Rome and minted in bronze so that it would not truly violate Roman custom (the Senate controls the silver coins...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are a couple denominations of Bronze coins of Scipio minted in Carthago Nova:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]836301[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthago Nova SCIPIO Africanus Roman Occupation 209-206 BCE Sear Vol2 6575 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]836302[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthago Nova Scipio 209-206 BCE AE 14 Horse Head RARE</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Republic</p><p>Bronze 1/5 unit,</p><p>1.606g, maximum diameter 14.6mm, die axis 0o</p><p>Carthago Nova mint, weight, 209 - 206 B.C.</p><p>Obv: bare male head (Scipio Africanus?) left</p><p>Rev: horse head right</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Spain 129, Burgos 556</p><p>VF, rough,</p><p><b>rare</b></p><p>Comment:&nbsp; In order to force Hannibal to retreat from Italy, Scipio Africanus attacked Carthaginian Spain and took Carthago Nova in 209 B.C. References most often identify this type as Punic, struck before 209 B.C., but they also note that the head is &quot;Roman style.&quot; Some authorities believe, as we do, that this type was struck after 209, under Roman rule. Carthaginian coins sometimes depicted Barcid generals. This coin possibly depicts the Roman general Scipio Africanus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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