Hill, George Francis: Historical Roman coins: from the earliest times to the reign of Augustus (London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1909)

HISTORICAL ROMAN COINS

SVESANO> found on autonomous coins of the cities
of Campania.1
The first stage of the Roman coinage lasted down
to 314 or 312, when the Samnite attempts to wrest
Campania from the Romans were finally defeated, a
dangerous revolt in Capua itself was crushed, and the
Via Appia, connecting Rome with Capua, completed.
The Romanization of Campania.
Circa 312—290 b.c.
4. Obv. Head of Roma r., wearing Phrygian
helmet; behind, II; all on raised disk.
Rev. Archaic wheel of six spokes ; between two
of them, II ; all on raised disk.
Cast bronze dupondius. 600'24 grammes (9263 grains). B.M.C.
Italy, p. 53, No. 1.
5. Obv. Head of Roma r., wearing Phrygian
helmet; behind, a cornucopiee.
Rev. Victory fastening a taenia to a palm branch;
behind, ROMANO ; in front, T-
Silver didrachm. 6'62 grammes (102'2 grains). B.M.C. II., p. 126,
No. 36.
6. Obv. Eagle to front, displayed, holding thunder-
bolt in its talons.
1 B. S. Conway, however {Italic Dialects, i. p. 144), thinks this form,
in the inscriptions where Latin letters are employed, may be Latin.
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