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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     76001301      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     C. Numonius Vaala Date Ruled:     41 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 41 Weight:     3.73 g Die Axis:     2 h Obverse Legend:     C·NVMONIVS – VAALA Obverse Description:     Bare head of Numonius Vaala right Reverse Legend:     VAALA Reverse Description:     Warrior standing left, holding spear and shield, attacking a vallum defended by two soldiers Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 514/2 Reference2:     RSC Numonia 2 Reference3:     Sydenham 1087 Reference4:     CRI 322 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108976 Grade:     VF, old gray collection toning, areas of faint cleaning scratches beneath tone, bankerU+2019s mark and light Aramaic graffiti on reverse Notes:     Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1301 Rare. From the Karl Sifferman Collection.As with many of the moneyers' types of the late 1st century BC, C. Numonius Vaala's reverse type refers to an historic event in his family's past. We cannot know which specific ancestor is referred to, but the scene depicts military action that brought a specific honor to the soldier involved. During the siege of a city or an enemy camp, the first soldier to breach the walls was awarded the corona vallaris, or "wall crown". The cognomen Vaala became a hereditary title among the Numonii, to be displayed proudly by the first member of the family to achieve the office of moneyer.

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