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E-auction 243-166207 - bga_294278 - ANDECAVI (Area of Angers) Bronze ANDIIACA - DT. S 2662 A

ANDECAVI (Area of Angers) Bronze ANDIIACA - DT. S 2662 A XF
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Estimate : 300 €
Price : 61 €
Maximum bid : 75 €
End of the sale : 11 December 2017 14:10:30
bidders : 10 bidders
Type : Bronze ANDIIACA - DT. S 2662 A
Date: c.80-50 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 2,24 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Bronze bien identifiable malgré un flan court et une frappe décentrée au revers. Patine sombre et un peu terne
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANDIIACA.
Obverse description : Tête casquée à droite ; légende devant le visage.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval à gauche ; grènetis.

Commentary


Le bronze DT S 2662 A présentait la légende ANDIIA très clairement devant le visage. Notre exemplaire ne présente que les dernières lettres au-dessus du casque.
Le revers de l’exemplaire du Nouvel Atlas est encore moins bien frappé au revers, avec le même décentrage.

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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