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bga_388730 - ANDECAVI (Area of Angers) Obole du pont de la Chaloire

ANDECAVI (Area of Angers) Obole du pont de la Chaloire XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2021)
Price : 135.00 €
Type : Obole du pont de la Chaloire
Date: c.80-50 AC.
Metal : billon
Diameter : 11,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 0,46 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Obole sur un flan ovale avec des types assez complets. Patine sombre et hétérogène
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de face, décomposée, les cheveux divisés en deux grandes mèches.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Sanglier enseigne à droite.

Commentary


Avec ce style bien particulier, cette obole correspond aux DT. 2379-2380.

Historical background


ANDECAVI (Area of Angers)

(2nd - 1st century BC)

The Andécaves or Andes, whose territory extended north of the Loire on the banks of the Mayenne, occupied Anjou, which today corresponds to the departments of Maine-et-Loire and Sarthe. Their name is found in the city of Angers, the ancient Juliomagus. They are cited by Caesar in the Gallic Wars. Caesar (BG. II, 35; III, 7, VII, 4; VIII, 26). Ptolemy (G. II, 8); Pliny (HN. IV, 107). Kruta: 69, 366.

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