Bronze · Greek · Hellenistic Period · Sicily & Southern Italy
Second Punic War – Bruttium, the Brettii (ca. 214-211 BC) Bronze Half Unit – Nike/Zeus
$119
Greek. Magna Graecia. Southern Italy. Hellenistic Period. Bruttium, the Brettii AE (Bronze) half unit or hemidrachm. Second Punic War issue; struck ca. 214-211 BC. VG; scarce. The Brettii were fiercely independent and were neither loyal to Rome or Carthage in the war, but were forced to submit back to Rome following Hannibal's defeat. The militaristic nature of this coin reflected the chaotic times in Italy in which context the piece was struck.
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