v28_0608 - DUROCASSIS (Area of Dreux) Potin aux volutes cruciformes, léger
MONNAIES 28 (2007)
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 140.00 €
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 200.00 €
Realised price : 140.00 €
Type : Potin aux volutes cruciformes, léger
Date: c. 80-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Dreux (28)
Metal : potin
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Weight : 2,24 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Droit et revers homogène, bien nets, mais en faibles reliefs. Flan cassé au niveau du cou. Patine vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à gauche, les mèches de cheveux réunies en un chignon, stylisée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Croix formée de quatre volutes enroulées et bouletées.
Commentary
Contrairement à l'exemplaire précédent, ce potin est très fin et léger avec seulement 2,24 grammes, ce qui est accentué par la cassure.
Unlike the previous example, this potin is very thin and light with only 2.24 grams, which is accentuated by the break
Unlike the previous example, this potin is very thin and light with only 2.24 grams, which is accentuated by the break
Historical background
DUROCASSIS (Area of Dreux)
(2nd - 1st century BC)
The Durocasses are not cited by Caesar in the Gallic Wars. They seem to have emancipated themselves from Carnut tutelage quite late, like the Parisii from that of the Senones. Their name means "the warriors of the fortified hill"..
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