Roma, 16.9.2004
Egregio
Lettore,
affronto sempre
con disagio la monetazione magno-greca che, per sua
natura, richiederebbe ricerche bibliografiche che al
presente non posso permettermi per ragioni di tempo,
oltre a conoscenze in materia storica di cui non sono
in pieno possesso. Pertanto le notizie che sono in
grado di offrirle sono frammentarie, per lo pił
limitate a quanto reperibile nel web. Fatte queste
doverose premesse, di seguito fornisco gli elementi
che ho potuto raccogliere:
Sestante
ridotto di bronzo, prodotto nell'ultimo quarto del
3° secolo a. C.1
al tempo dell'alleanza della lega dei Bruzi con
Annibale.
D. Testa di
Ares a sinistra con elmo corinzio decorato con un
grifone, sotto fulmine.
R. BRETTIWN.2 Hera Hoplosmia3
armata di scudo ed asta avanza a destra; a destra in
basso civetta.
A titolo di
confronto e per le indicazioni di valore, riporto
alcuni link relativi a monete di tipologia simile
presenti nel WEB (tra i link ho indicato anche
quelli in cui la civetta non č presente):
- http://www-cm.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/sng/sng_reply2a.php?verb=SNG_0601_0239
Image Width: 28 mm SNG Vol: VI 239 Fitzwilliam
Musuem State: Brettii Mint: Croton OBV
Description: Head of Ares l., in Corinthian helmet
decorated with griffin; below, thunderbolt. REV
Description: Hera Hoplosmia holding shield and
spear; to r., torch. REV Inscription: BRETTIVN
Period: Last quarter 3rd cent. -225 -200 Die Axis
in numbers: 12 Die Axis in degrees: 0 Metal: AE
Weight: 15.21 Wear: Not worn Cast or Struck:
Struck Reference: Title: Jahrbuch fur Numismatik
und Geldgeschichte (1964) In Publication: 0 Pages:
42 ID: SNG_0601_0239.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/SNGANS_074.jpg
Description 56, Lot: 3. BRUTTIUM, The Bretti.
Circa 282-203 BC. Ę Reduced Sextans (14.25 gm).
Estimate $75. Sold For $51 BRUTTIUM, The Bretti.
Circa 282-203 BC. Ę Reduced Sextans (14.25 gm).
Helmeted head of Ares left / Hera Hoplosmia right,
fulmen in field. Scheu 58; SNG ANS 74. VF,
green-brown patina. ($75) From CNG Online Auction
56, closed January 8, 2003.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/SNGANS_082.1.jpg
Bruttium, The Bretti. Circa 212-203 BC. AE, Bronze
Reduced Sextans. SNG ANS 82. VF, nice, dark brown
and red patina. $200.00. Bruttium, The Bretti.
Circa 212-203 BC. Ę Reduced Sextans (17.13 gm).
Helmeted head of Ares left / BPETTIWN, Hera
Hoplosmia standing right, uplifting shield and
holding spear; long torch in right field. SNG ANS
82. Nice VF, dark brown and red patina, die crack.
Estimate $200. History: The die crack on this
particular coin gives Ares the appearance of
having an extremely long nose.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/SNGANS_082.jpg
Bruttium, The Bretti. Circa 212-203 BC. Ę Reduced
Sextans (17.13 gm). Helmeted head of Ares left /
BPETTIWN, Hera Hoplosmia standing right, uplifting
shield and holding spear; long torch in right
field. SNG ANS 82. Nice VF, dark brown and red
patina, die crack. 725003.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/Scheu_040.1.jpg
Lot Number: 62963 Estimate: $250.00 Final Sale
Price: $330.00 Denomination: Reduced
Sextans Grade: VF brown patina Reference:
Scheu 40; SNG ANS 97 Bruttium, The Brettii. Circa
215-205 BC. Ę Reduced Sextans (15.33 gm). Helmeted
head of Ares left; griffin on helmet, thunderbolt
below / BRETTIWN left, Hera Hoplosmia advancing
right, holding shield and spear; to right, owl
flying. Scheu 40; SNG ANS 97. Nice VF, brown
patina.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/Scheu_058.jpg.
BRUTTIUM, The Brettii. Circa 215-205 BC. Ę
Reduced Sextans (14.51 gm). Helmeted head of
Ares left; griffin on helmet / Hera
Hoplosmia advancing right, holding shield
and spear; tripod before. Scheu 62; SNG ANS
78. EF, dark brown patina with touches of red.
Very attractive. ($750) CNG Mail bid sale #58, lot
80. Lot sold for $550.
- http://www.wildwinds.com/c
oins/greece/bruttium/brettian_league/Scheu_094.jpg Bruttium, The
Bretti. Circa 215-205 BC. Ę Reduced Sextans (17.29
gm). Helmeted head of Ares left, griffin on
helmet; within olive wreath / Hera Hoplosmia
advancing right, holding shield and spear; N and
lyre right. F. Scheu, "Bronze coins of the
Bruttians," NC (1961), 94. VF, brown and green
patina. 722480.
- http://www.angelinicoins.com/Ofertas/Moedas/GreAntiga/ListGrega1.html
G13 - ITALY - BRETTIAN LEAGUE - 215/205 a.C. - AE
27 em Bronze - MBC Anverso: Busto de Ares com
capacete corintho Reverso: Hera Hoplosmia
avanēando com escudo e lanēa R$300,00
- http://www.maltergalleries.com/archives/auction00/cat76/lot048.jpg
48. ___, nice lot of 4 Bronzes and one from Italy.
Hieron II. AE-26. Rx. Horseman. BMC 583. AVF. /
Time of Hiketas. AE-22. Rx./ Eagle. aEF. Scratch
rev. / Mamertines. AE-Pentonkion. Rx. Horseman and
horse. BMC 32. Fine. / Syracuse. AE-20. Rx. Bull.
Fine. / Italy. Brettian league. AE-25. Rx. Hera
Hoplosmia. BMC 43. AVF. Nice. A very handsome and
popular group. view image $200/5
- http://www.ancient-art.com/images/gb117.jpg
GB117. Bruttium, Brettian League, 215-205 BC,
AE27. Head of Ares left, Pegasus on helmet/Hera
Hoplosmia advances rt., holding large shield with
spear over shoulder, SG702. Centered, even brown
patina, slightly weak strike rev.-but clear, The
obv. of this coin appears to match SNG Cop 1631
while the rev. is SNG Cop 1655, attractive, Very
Fine....$175
- http://www.edgarlowen.com/a52/b6121.jpg
6121. 3rd Century BC. Bruttium, The Bretti. C.
215-205 BC. AE reduced Sextans (15.07 gm).
Helmeted hd. Ares l.; scabbard? below./ BRETTIWN,
Hera Hoplosmia adv. r. , holding shield and spear;
thunderbolt and monogram in r. field. Scheu 55.
EF, rv. a bit softly struck. Choice light green
patina. Rare symbol combination. $450 estimate.
- http://www.vcoins.com/500bc/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=30
BRUTTIUM BRETTIAN LEAGUE AE26 BRUTTIUM, BRETTIAN
LEAGUE, AE26
215-205BC OBV: Head of ARES, l. wearing
crested Corinthian helmet ornamentaed with
griffin, no pellets. REV: BELLONA
(Hera Hoplosmia) advancing r. holding spear and
shield. owl to field r. REF: BMC
47, SG 702, Ex P Cooper Col with
tag, green patina, VF Price $
111 90,70 £ 62,11
Rates for 9/15/2004 List Price $140 You save $29
- http://www.vcoins.com/500bc/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=117&large=1
BRUTTIUM, BRETTIAN LEAGUE, FINAL ISSUE AE26,
208-203BC, BRUTTIUM BRETTIAN LEAGUE, AE26,
208-203BC, Struck in Alliance with HANNIBAL During
the 2nd Punic War the Bretti joined Hannibal after
his victory at Cannae in 216 and provided him in
due course with his last base. They produced
the whole of their ethnic coinage as his allies,
before 203 (N. Rutter, HN, 2001, p.157) OBV:
Head of ARES, l. wearing crested Corinthian helmet
ornamented with griffin, no pellets, stalk with
berries before (within wreath). REV: BELLONA (Hera
Hoplosmia) advancing r. holding spear and
shield. Bucranium and lyre to r. REF: HN
2000, 'Lyre group and final issues - 208-203
BC' Ex CNG, P Cooper Col with tag, nice patina,
VF, scarce variant. Price $
165 134,83 £ 92,33
Rates for 9/15/2004
Un saluto
cordiale.
Giulio De
Florio
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Note:
(1) Si veda in proposito: http://www.bio.vu.nl/home/vwielink/WWW_MGC/Bruttium_map/Brettii_map/Brettii.html
(2) BRETTIWN. (moneta) dei Bruzzii. I
Bruzzii o Bruzi (in greco ; in latino, Bruttii,
Brutii, Britti o Bruttates) erano una
popolazione italica che durante il 4° secolo a. C.
si stabilģ nelle zone interne dell'attuale Calabria
(le zone costiere continuarono ad essere occupate
dalle cittą greche) alle quali diede il nome di
Bruzio. Dopo lotte con Alessandro d'Epiro e poi con
Agatocle di Siracusa riuscirono ad ottenere
l'indipendenza. Formarono una confederazione di
varie cittą (Consentia, Aufugum, Bergae, Besidiae,
Ocriculum e altre minori) che nel 3° secolo
raggiunse grande potenza. In urto con i Romani al
tempo della guerra di Pirro, furono battuti, ma la
loro fine fu segnata dalla sconfitta di Annibale cui
si erano alleati; nel loro territorio vennero
dedotte colonie romane (Tarpea, Crotone, Ipponio)
[notizie tratte dal Diz. Enc. Italiano]. Una mappa
del Bruzio č disponibile al seguente indirizzo: http://www.bio.vu.nl/home/vwielink/WWW_MGC/Bruttium_map/Bruttium.html
(3) Hoplosmia, [dal greco "H Oplosmķa", "la ..
armata", con riferimento ad Era].
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