Roma SPQR Silver Souvenir Spoon Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus 4-1/8" long

Roma SPQR Silver Souvenir Spoon Wolf Suckling Romulus and Remus 4-1/8" long

I acquired this spoon from an estate sale.

The spoon is topped with a crest depicting a wolf suckling Romulus and Remus the founders of Rome. The adbrevation "SPQR" appear on the bottom of the crest. The rear of the spoon shaft is stamped "M11D 800" (It's hard to make out the M11D, it could well be something else).

I'm not sure if the spoon is silver or just silver plated.

The spoon bowl is angled about 45 degrees to the spoon shaft.

The spoon measures 4-1/8 inches (10.5 cm) long X 15/16 inch (2.3 cm) wide (At the widest part of the spoon bowl) and weighs 9 gr.

The spoon is in good condition with a few light scratches and light to moderate tarnish. (See pictures).

From the Wikipedia:

ROMA (Rome):

Rome is a city and special comune (named "Roma Capitale") in Italy. Rome is the capital of Italy and also of the homonymous province and of the region of Lazio. With 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km2 (496.3 sq mi), it is also the country's largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The urban area of Rome extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 3.8 million. Between 3.2 and 4.2 million people live in Rome metropolitan area. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber within Lazio (Latium). Rome is the only city in the world to contain in its interior a whole state; the enclave of Vatican City.

Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years, since its legendary founding in 753 BC. Rome is one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. It is referred to as "The Eternal City", a notion expressed by ancient Roman poets and writers. In the ancient world it was successively the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilization. Since the 1st century AD, Rome has been considered the seat of the Papacy and in the 8th century it became the capital of the Papal States, which lasted until 1870. In 1871 Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic. SPQR:

SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senātus Populusque Rōmānus ("The Senate and People of Rome"), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official emblem of the modern day comune (municipality) of Rome. It appears on coins, at the end of documents made public by inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and was emblazoned on the standards of the Roman legions.

The spoon is stored in a baggie and will be shipped in the baggie, in a padded envelope.

Of course, as always, I combine shipping and all stated postage includes free insurance.

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