Roman Republic Cast Bronze Coin, South-East Italy (211–210 BC) Handmade Gold Pendant the contrast is deliberate

the contrast is deliberate

the founder of the Flavian dynasty and patron of Rome’s most enduring monument

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Roman Republic Cast Bronze Coin, South-East Italy (211–210 BC) Handmade Gold Pendant the contrast is deliberateStruck during the height of the Second Punic War, this large bronze coin belongs to a moment when Rome was fighting for survival against Carthage. Issued in southern Italy, the piece reflects the practical and symbolic language of early Roman Republican coinage, where imagery conveyed strength, vigilance, and naval power. Broad in scale and direct in design, it preserves the character of Roman bronze money at a time when function and authority