Coins Revolving Around Origin And Key Time Periods Of Spello Italy

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Balashazar New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 11:24 am Hello and thank you in advance on any/all responses. We have vacationed in Italy and have become interested in a town named Spello regarding retirement. While visiting and researching the town and it's artwork and history, I thought what about the coins that would be significant to the town's timeline. The creation of the town by Augustus and the changes by Constantine periods is where I thought to start. Here are a couple Cut/paste lines from Wikipedia articles. I'll link also below if anyone is intrigued with my search. "The town seems to have been established by Augustus, who at any rate founded a colony there (Colonia Julia Hispellum) as a reward for soldiers who fought on his side in the Perusine War." "Hispellum received the name of Flavia Constans by a rescript of the emperor Constantine." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispellum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spello Again, I'd like to thank any input. The town has captured our heart and we're trying to learn as much as possible about it. Best regards, Thom Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 12:25 pm Very neat idea! I have personally never come across any mentions of the town in my research, but you can certainly easily get some coins connected to Augustus and Constantine--Augustus will run about $25-100 for a "nice" bronze or $50-250+ for a "nice" silver. Constantine bronzes can be had in near mint state for well under $50; about $15-25 with some patience. Unfortunately, due to its proximity to Rome, I doubt the city ever made any coins of its own. More than coins, I would focus on antiquities such as oil lamps or pottery that were recovered in the town. Once you move there, I have heard that it is nearly impossible to do any "landscaping" in any historic city without finding something ancient. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 2:17 pm to the community Related to coins I've not heard of any mint in this location, so official issues from Rome were coinage used in the area. You might want to look into other types of artifacts that are specific to the location, such as pottery, etc.. Report this Post to the Staff
Balashazar New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 5:56 pm Thank you for the replies. I knew it was a long shot something regarding the town might have made it into some minting. I think I'll look at some options of the coins mentioned with the idea that they were in the same ruling timeframe. This is going to be a fun adventure I can see already. I can see all ranges of prices/quality of coins, at least looking at the site vcoins.com. Again, thank you for the info. I'll start browsing :> Thom Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 7:24 pm Thom, first welcome to CCF. Second, while I cannot find any coins of Spello, a three mile walk south on the Viale Firenze will get you to a slightly larger town (Foliogno). Importantly, Foligno Italy minted a few small silver coins in the 1400s. I don't see any for sale in the usual spots that I look for these things, but with a concerted effort, I bet that you could find one. Also of note is that the Vatican periodically has minted coins referencing Foligno's Madonna. For example, I see a 100 Euro gold coin minted in 2012 that seems spendy to me, but may be within your means. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 9:17 pm I'm reading Livy right now, and while your town isn't mentioned the region that it's in (Umbria) is. The Romans spent pretty much the first 500 years of their city's existence fighting and conquering neighboring settlements, and Umbria was one of them. As for coinage, as echizento says, coins from Rome were likely the currency of the area. That is a good thing because it is quite likely that any authentic coin minted in Rome would have circulated in Hispellum. That makes pretty much all imperial coinage from 40BC onward within your scope. As an ancient Roman collector all I can add is, join the party. Report this Post to the Staff
Balashazar New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 12/06/2016 12:30 pm Please don't shoot me for the next comment, but I can't not include it. I truly did not mean it for a pun, it's what I am feeling as I pursue this so..."This is so awesome. This started as research into a town that has taken hold of our interest and dare I say hearts and has turned into a treasure hunt!" So, where do I start. I see the cost of such a project, possibly future addiction, can be...staggering. My immediate thoughts would be research, research, research, which I will happily apply myself to. I have read a few post on the forum site concerning ancient roman coinage and have learned a bit so far. In the immediate future, if anyone would be interested and have time(two completely different concepts for sure), I would love to continue talking about how to proceed with finding and about starting a collection. Money is an issue, but I would have a couple hundred USD I could commit to a start. As the town was basically created by Augustus 1st century BC from what I have read so far and refereed to as Colonia Julia Hispellum, this is a significant point. The town was later significantly mentioned in regards to Constantine I and a stone tablet states a name change,and granting rights to the city for gladiatorial games and a temple "For from our own name we vouchsafe to the community of Hispellum an eternal designation, an appellation to be venerated, so that hereafter the aforesaid city shall be called Flavia Constans". So, maybe start with something around both of those time periods? I wonder if I could find could find something also that would be able to be added as a pendant as a Christmas gift yet this year for my partner. This would assuredly grant me many points for future purchases :> I'll stop here with hopes you could point me in a direction and direct me on my way. If there are good places to look for items and some I should potentially avoid that would be helpful also. Storing our 'treasures' in a display case as we continue would be my thoughts for storage. Best regards to all, Thom Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/07/2016 9:51 pm So you want to start collecting Ancient Roman coins eh? Well there's plenty to collect. First review some of the stickys on this site that enlighten readers about basics of collecting ancients. Then start looking at the offerings at Vcoins (https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx) Avoid ebay. Find a dealer you like then stick with him. The longer I collect the more I stick with a few trusted dealers. It's just easier that way. I might suggest you start with some of the coins around Constantine. They tend to be numerous and relatively inexpensive. In fact I've had them given to me for free by a dealer friend of mine. They make good gifts to help spread the collecting bug. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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