Abstract
This is a study of RRC 1/1, the earliest known issue of coins struck in the name of the Romans. The surviving corpus (some 21 specimens) is considered within the context of Taliercio Mensitieri’s 1986 study of the bronze of Neapolis. RRC1/1 fits with Neapolis phase I, group Ic (man-headed bull with eight-ray star over shoulder), though the demonstration by Molinari and Sisci (2016) that while most examples of RRC 1/1 carry an eight-rayed star over the shoulder, coins with a six-rayed star, or no star (?), now suggests an overlap with all groups of phase I. RRC 1/1 is an issue of quarter units, the smallest bronze coin struck at Neapolis. Bronze issues from various Campanian and other mints with the obverse type of Apollo and reverse image of a man-headed bull, produced after c.265 BC, are considered in relation to the argument of a coordinated effort to support the Roman military.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Money, warfare and power in the ancient world |
| Subtitle of host publication | studies in honour of Matthew Freeman Trundle |
| Editors | Jeremy Armstrong, Arthur J. Pomeroy, David Rosenbloom |
| Place of Publication | London ; New York ; Dublin |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 175-196 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781350283770, 9781350283787 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781350283763 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- Roman archaeology
- ancient numismatics
- Roman numismatics