E-auction 38-14411 - bga_271519 - DUROCASSIS UNSPECIFIED Potin à la grosse tête et aux globules

DUROCASSIS UNSPECIFIED Potin à la grosse tête et aux globules F/VF

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Estimate :	40 €
Price :	9 €
Maximum bid :	15 €
End of the sale :	06 January 2014 15:22:30
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Potin à la grosse tête et aux globules

Date: Ier siècle avant J.-C.

Metal : potin

Diameter : 18 mm

Weight : 2,67 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Potin assez fruste avec une patine sombre et hétérogène

Catalogue references :

LT.manque - DT.2510 - PK.185 - Sch/GB.manque - Sch/L.- - Sch/D.- - BMCC.manque

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Tête humaine stylisée, chauve ou casquée, à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Ligne médiane centrée accostée de part et d’autre d’une série de trois globules alignés.

Commentary

L’attribution de ce potin, toujours mal venu à la coulée varie entre les Carnutes et les Durocasses, mais il semblerait que les provenances soient plutôt concentrées autour de Dreux.

Historical background

DUROCASSIS UNSPECIFIED

(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". Certain coins, reputed to be carnutes, could probably be attributed to them!.