WHM 61

  • WHM 61
  • Medal
  • Scipio Africanus and Hannibal
  • circa 16th century AD.
  • Copper alloy
  • Cast
  • Circular
  • 42mm
  • 37.01g
  • 6h
  • Wadih Hadad Collection (Beirut), bought from CNG Esale 374, lot 719 (From the RBW Collection)
  • 12016-05-01
  • Roman. Medal representing the Roman General Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) and the Carthaginian General Hannibal that fought the second Punic war (218-202 BC). The war ended by the capitulation of Carthage following to the Roman crushing victory at the battle of Zama in 202.

Bareheaded bust of Scipio Africanus left.

SCIPIO ΛFRICΛNVS

Bareheaded bust of Hannibal left.

ΛNIBΛL PVNICVS


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