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Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 220.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2019)
Price : 220.00 €
Type : Potin “aux cornes”
Date: c. 70- 10 AC.
Metal : potin
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Weight : 2,59 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Beau potin au droit, faible de coulée au revers. Patine foncée
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Trait bouleté en son centre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval à droite.
Commentary
Cette monnaie serait attribuée à Orange selon C. Larozas (?), attribution plus précise que la traditionnelle “Vallée du Rhône” !.
This coin would be attributed to Orange according to C. Larozas (?), a more precise attribution than the traditional “Rhône Valley”!
This coin would be attributed to Orange according to C. Larozas (?), a more precise attribution than the traditional “Rhône Valley”!
Historical background
ARAUSIO - ORANGE
(1st century BC)
Orange, "Colonia Firma Julia Secundanorum Arausio" was founded in 35 BC by veterans of the "II Legio Gallica" whose emblem was a ram's head on a shield which is found in the center of the reverse of the dupondii attributed to the city.
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