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<p>[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 4040753, member: 88526"]Great topic! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A large shield of faith. Here are a few pre-Roman Italian shields...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060720[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bruttium; the Bretti</b></p><p>Laureated and bearded head of Zeus right, at left thunderbolt, dotted border</p><p><br /></p><p>BΡETTIΩN</p><p>warrior attacking right holding shield and spear; below bucranium. Dotted border.</p><p><br /></p><p>211-208 BC</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scheu 42; HNItaly 1988; SNG Copenhagen 1658; SNG ANS 108.</p><p><br /></p><p>8.05g</p><p><br /></p><p>Round punch mark on obverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1060721[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Bruttium, The Bretti, drachm</b></p><p>Diademed, draped and winged bust of Nike right, bird? behind</p><p><br /></p><p>BPETTIΩN</p><p>River-god Aisaros/Dionysos standing, crowning himself, holding cloak and scepter, monogram and shield to right</p><p><br /></p><p>216-214 BC Punic war issue</p><p><br /></p><p>4.81g</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare with these control marks. Only 2 on acsearch including this one, both from same dies and die flaws.</p><p>Struck with worn obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Arslan dies 81/107’; Scheu S65; HN Italy 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-CNG 452 Lot 48; From the John L. Cowan Collection; Ex-Pegasi, 31 May 2012 Auction 24 lot 44.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 4040753, member: 88526"]Great topic! A large shield of faith. Here are a few pre-Roman Italian shields... [ATTACH=full]1060720[/ATTACH] [B]Bruttium; the Bretti[/B] Laureated and bearded head of Zeus right, at left thunderbolt, dotted border BΡETTIΩN warrior attacking right holding shield and spear; below bucranium. Dotted border. 211-208 BC Scheu 42; HNItaly 1988; SNG Copenhagen 1658; SNG ANS 108. 8.05g Round punch mark on obverse [ATTACH=full]1060721[/ATTACH] [B]Bruttium, The Bretti, drachm[/B] Diademed, draped and winged bust of Nike right, bird? behind BPETTIΩN River-god Aisaros/Dionysos standing, crowning himself, holding cloak and scepter, monogram and shield to right 216-214 BC Punic war issue 4.81g Rare with these control marks. Only 2 on acsearch including this one, both from same dies and die flaws. Struck with worn obverse die. Arslan dies 81/107’; Scheu S65; HN Italy 1970 Ex-CNG 452 Lot 48; From the John L. Cowan Collection; Ex-Pegasi, 31 May 2012 Auction 24 lot 44.[/QUOTE]
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