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bga_717507 - DUROCASSIS (Area of Dreux) Potin aux volutes cruciformes

DUROCASSIS (Area of Dreux) Potin aux volutes cruciformes VF
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Price : 35.00 €
Type : Potin aux volutes cruciformes
Date: c. 80-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Dreux (28)
Metal : potin
Diameter : 18 mm
Weight : 2,90 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante mais beau revers. 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.

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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