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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2440213, member: 72818&quot;]I couldn&#039;t resist going after this particular bronze with it&#039;s Greek deities combined with that ancient toned and worn appearance. This &#039;double unit&#039; was struck during the middle of the Hannibalic War and was circulating as the First Macedonian War commenced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruttium is located in that area of southern Italy, roughly the present Calabrian section of south-western Italy, at the toe of the Italian peninsula. Bruttium faced Sicily across the Strait of Messina, and was inhabited in the interior by the Brutti and the Lucani. It was settled during the 8th century BC by Greek colonists and conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century BC. The name of &#039;Bruttii&#039; or Bruttium may have been given by either the Greeks or Lucanians and adopted by the Romans.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;ll allow [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER] (or anyone else) to expand any further historically or numismatically, merely adding that the Bretti were among the first to declare for Hannibal during the Second Punic War after the battle of Cannae....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hmmm, Bretti, Brutti---Too maytoe, too mahtoe.......OMG, Steve is rubbing off on me<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]508372[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]508373[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AE-25 of the Bretti (Bruttium), struck circa 208-205 BC</p><p><br /></p><p>Bearded head of Ares left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with griffith, below ear of corn in field right, mark of value--two pellets.</p><p><br /></p><p>BRETTI ON</p><p>Nike standing left crowning trophy, holding palm branch with her left hand, cornucopiae, six pointed star (hexagram) below.</p><p><br /></p><p>SNG ANS 39; 13.98 grams, 25 mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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