CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
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- Emperor:
- The Brettian League
- Denomination:
- Sextans
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 214-211 BC
- Obverse:
- Bearded head of Ares left, in crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin on bowl; dotted border
- Reverse:
- BPETTIΩN, Nike standing to the right facing left, holding palm and crowning trophy, anchor beneath; in left field, >B monogram; dotted border
- Reference:
- SNG ANS 43; SNG Gale 966; HN Italy 1987
- Size:
- 14.3mm; 26mm
- Province:
- Bruttium, Brettii
- Grade:
- VF
The Bretti inhabited the southernmost part of Italy, in what today is known as Calabria. Originally a thriving race, they lost their independence after the fall of the Carthaginians and were severely punished by the Romans. The Romans took great parts of their territory away and treated them as second class citizens. The Brutii never recovered from their defeat to their Romans and were lost from history. They are mentioned again in historical records when Spartacus, fleeing from his recent defeat at the hands of Crassus, briefly took refuge in Bruttium.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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