Freeman Plate Coin
Lot 4: Geto-Dacians, Eravisci. 1st century B.C. AR denarius. Imitating C. Naevius Balbus and L. Papius. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 19 (Auction 323)
- Sold Winning Bid: $110
- 5 Bid(s)
Geto-Dacians, Eravisci. 1st century B.C. AR denarius (17 mm, 3.17 g, 6 h). Imitating C. Naevius Balbus and L. Papius. Diademed head of Venus right / Griffin springing right; below, amphora. R. Freeman, ""A group of Eraviscan denarii,"" Essays Hersh dies 15/K, pl. 29, 22 (this coin); Davis class B, grp. II, E10. Lightly toned. Very fine.
A duplicate from the RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins.
The Eravisci were a highly cultured Celtic tribal group inhabiting Transdanubia who used Roman Republican denarii as prototypes for their own coins. The two coins here imitate the denarii of C. Naevius Balbus and L. Papius, RRC 382/1 and 384/1 respectively, moneyers in 79 B.C., copying the head of Venus from Balbus and the leaping griffin from Papius. Lot 3 has the added legend IR(AV)ISCI below the griffin while lot 4 retains the overturned amphora of the prototype. Although there have been a number of Eraviscian coins on the market recently, they all come from the RBW collection, thus the supply is not inexhaustible.
Eventually the Romans under Augustus annexed Eraviscian territory in 12 B.C., incorporating the tribe and their lands as the province of Pannonia Inferior. The Eraviscian settlement of Aquincum became the hub of Roman settlement in the province, eventually earning full privileges and becoming a major town and the capital of the region.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 4
- Listing #: 195807
- Closed: Friday, March 17, 2017 4:01:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $100
- Collection: Final Selections from the RBW Collection