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E-auction 237-160483 - bga_162616 - GALLIA BELGICA - LEUCI (Area of Toul) Denier SOLIMA/COLIMA, fourré

GALLIA BELGICA - LEUCI (Area of Toul) Denier SOLIMA/COLIMA, fourré VF
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Estimate : 100 €
Price : 41 €
Maximum bid : 41 €
End of the sale : 30 October 2017 14:04:30
bidders : 10 bidders
Type : Denier SOLIMA/COLIMA, fourré
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,47 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan arrondis et fourré, avec des éclats de l'argenture au revers. Frappe molle ou usure marquée

Obverse


Obverse legend : [SO]LIMA.
Obverse description : Tête à gauche au gros œil, la chevelure en mèches ondulées parallèles ; légende devant le visage ; grènetis.

Reverse


Reverse legend : [COLIMA].
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à gauche, une sorte de poisson à droite entre les pattes ; légende au-dessus du cheval ; grènetis.

Commentary


Cet exemplaire offre une tête typique de la classe II. En essayant de reconstituer les coins, à partir d'autres exemplaires ; nous arriverions à une empreinte de coin de droit d'au moins 18 mm et d'au moins 20 mm pour le coins de revers, alors même que les flans ne dépassent jamais les 14 mm.
This specimen offers a typical Class II head. By trying to reconstruct the dies from other specimens, we would arrive at a right dies imprint of at least 18 mm and at least 20 mm for the reverse dies, even though the flans never exceed 14 mm.

Historical background


GALLIA BELGICA - LEUCI (Area of Toul)

(2nd - 1st century BC)

The Leuques are mentioned only once in the Gallic Wars. Their neighbors were the Médiomatriques, the Lingons and the Séquanes. The Leuques as well as the Séquanes and the Lingones provided Caesar with wheat when the Roman army stopped at Vesontio (Besançon) to refuel before facing the Germans of Ariovistus (58 BC). Caesar (BG. I, 40).

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