bga_445886 - GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux) Bronze EPENOS
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Type : Bronze EPENOS
Date: c. 60-40 AC.
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 3,35 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bronze sur un flan large avec une frappe centrée mais molle au revers. Épaisse patine vert foncé
Obverse
Obverse legend : EPENOS.
Obverse description : Tête masculine à gauche, les cheveux longs et bouclés, légende devant le visage ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EPHNOS.
Reverse description : Cheval galopant à droite, la queue ondulée, surmonté d'un oiseau de face aux ailes déployées, un croissant entre les jambes ; légende sous le cheval.
Commentary
Légende complète au droit mais un peu mole au revers.
Complete legend on the right but a little soft on the reverse
Complete legend on the right but a little soft on the reverse
Historical background
GALLIA BELGICA - MELDI (Area of Meaux)
(1st century BC)
The Meldes are mentioned only once in Caesar's work. This small people lived between the Seine and the Marne in the plain of Brie with Meaux as its capital. The Meldes emancipated themselves late from the tutelage of the Suessions and the Remes at the time of the Gallic Wars. Having become independent in 57 BC, the Meldes chose to ally with the Romans. Caesar had sixty ships built by the Meldes, in 55 BC, for the expedition to Brittany. Caesar (BG. V, 5).
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