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bga_383820 - GALLIA BELGICA - BELLOVACI (Area of Beauvais) Bronze au lion

GALLIA BELGICA - BELLOVACI (Area of Beauvais) Bronze au lion XF
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Price : 220.00 €
Type : Bronze au lion
Date: c. 50-25 AC.
Mint name / Town : Beauvais (60)
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 2,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan un peu court et ovale, avec un joli droit mais un revers mou sur la partie gauche. Agréable patine verte
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Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbue à droite, les mèches bouletées et éparses de chaque côté du visage, en forme de champignon.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Lion androcéphale bondissant à gauche, barbu, le corps efflanqué ; devant, deux annelets pointés superposés.

Commentary


Une homotypie de contiguïté lie les bronzes au coq LT. 8584 et le bronze au lion LT. 8580 comme le faisait déjà remarquer L.-P. Delestrée dans son article de la Revue Numismatique en 1980.

Historical background


Bellovaci (Region Beauvais)

(Second - first century BC)

The Bellovaci, people of Gaul Belgium, occupied the present department of Oise. They had for neighbors the Parisii, the Veliocasses the Calètes the Ambiens and Suessiones. Caesar (BG. VII. 59) considers Bellovaci as the "most valiant of all Gaul" tribe. Before the Gallic War, the Bellovaci were allies Éduens. In 57 before J. C-. They were the artisans of the uprising of the Belgian people, furnished a contingent of sixty thousand warriors to the coalition, but were defeated and took refuge on their oppidum Bratuspantium. In 52 J. C-. They promised a contingent of ten thousand men to the relief army. They retracted, claiming only fight the Romans. Finally, the prayer of Commius, they gave two thousand men in the coalition. The following year, before 51 J. C-. They took the last time the head of a revolt of the Belgian people. Correos, bellovaque leader, led the rebellion to fight the Romans with Atrébates the Ambiens the Aulerci Eburovices the Calètes and Veliocasses. With Atrebatian Commios Correos met Roman armies on the borders of countries and Bellovaci Suessiones. Correos was killed which put a definitive end to hostilities. The main oppidum of Bellovaci was Bratuspantium it is difficult to identify with certainty the Roman city of Caesaromagus (Beauvais). Caesar. (BG. II, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, V 46; VII, 59, 75, 90; VIII, 6, 7, 12, 14-17, 20-23, 38). Strabo (G. IV, 3-5). Pliny (HN. IV, 106). Ptolemy (G. II, 9). Kruta: 68, 351.

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